Caught on camera: Adults nab Halloween goods left out for children in Lakeview, group says

What happens when you leave out Halloween candy and trinkets? "Epic fail," according to a neighborhood crime watch group in New Orleans. Lakeview Citizen Watch posted surveillance video Tuesday of a trick-or-treating incident that was caught on camera outside a home. Link: On app? Watch video here The group said two buckets of candy and trinkets were placed outside the home with a sign that read, "Please be nice and only take one." When the homeowner returned, the buckets were empty. The homeowner decided to review the footage to see the popularity of the stash. What the homeowner found instead was something less appealing. "To my surprise, there was one group that were mostly adults that came by and emptied the entire candy bucket and most of the trinkets," the Facebook post said. Surveillance footage that was posted Tuesday show a group of men and women stashing the Halloween goods in bags and buckets. The group leaves just over a minute after approaching the home. "It is sad that adults are taking candy on a kids (sic) holiday, but worse the lack of respect to take everything and leave nothing for kids coming trick-or-treating after you," the post said. "This was an opportunity for the adults to teach their kids to follow the rules and respect others." The full video can be viewed on the Lakeview Citizen Watch Facebook page. Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

What happens when you leave out Halloween candy and trinkets?

"Epic fail," according to a neighborhood crime watch group in New Orleans.


Lakeview Citizen Watch posted surveillance video Tuesday of a trick-or-treating incident that was caught on camera outside a home.

Link: On app? Watch video here

The group said two buckets of candy and trinkets were placed outside the home with a sign that read, "Please be nice and only take one."



When the homeowner returned, the buckets were empty.

The homeowner decided to review the footage to see the popularity of the stash. What the homeowner found instead was something less appealing.

"To my surprise, there was one group that were mostly adults that came by and emptied the entire candy bucket and most of the trinkets," the Facebook post said.

Surveillance footage that was posted Tuesday show a group of men and women stashing the Halloween goods in bags and buckets. The group leaves just over a minute after approaching the home.

"It is sad that adults are taking candy on a kids (sic) holiday, but worse the lack of respect to take everything and leave nothing for kids coming trick-or-treating after you," the post said. "This was an opportunity for the adults to teach their kids to follow the rules and respect others."

The full video can be viewed on the Lakeview Citizen Watch Facebook page.

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