Dec 13, 2013 1 min read

FLEETWOOD (AP) – An eastern Pennsylvania man says thieves have returned Christmas decorations stolen from his yard after he took them to task in a Facebook post.

Ricky Vaccaro tells WFMZ-TV that an inflatable Santa helicopter and a giant reindeer were last seen in his Ruscombmanor Township yard on Sunday.

Vaccaro’s brother bought the decorations for his nephew and niece – Vaccaro’s son and 3-year-old daughter – who hugged the decorations each day, and cried when they were taken.

That prompted Vaccaro to post comments on Facebook including, “Really … how desperate are you for decorations that you had to steal my kids blow ups? Unreal.” Vaccaro told the thieves they could return the decorations or he’d turn over a surveillance tape to police.

Vaccaro says the decorations were returned Thursday – no questions asked.