A woman who posted security camera video footage of a Christmas wreath theft online says the "Grinch" who stole the wreath has apologized for the incident.

Sabrina Magyar posted video of the theft on Dec. 5, saying the woman in the video stole her wreath at approximately 3 a.m. The wreath was reported stolen from a home on Macpherson Avenue, in the area near Avenue Road and Dupont Street.

The video went viral, being shared more than 5,000 times, and viewed nearly 320,000 times.

The abandoned wreath was found by a window cleaner and returned last week, but the identity of the "Grinch" remained a mystery until recently.

Magyar told CTVNews.ca that the woman in the video returned to her home a few days ago, with a note, flowers and an apology.

"The wreath made it home but what about the Grinch? The Grinch's heart grew three sizes that day. And then - the true meaning of Christmas came through, and she found the strength to come forward with the support of her family," Magyar wrote on Facebook, in a post mimicking the famous Dr. Seuss story.

Magyar took down the security camera videos she'd posted, saying the woman's identity would remain anonymous.

"We all have struggles in our lives as does she," Magyar wrote, adding that the woman told her she "deeply" regretted the theft.

"She is no longer the grinch to me but rather my friend. Perhaps Christmas means just that little bit more this year."