Green-Thumbed Thief Attacks Another Albuquerque Home, Security Camera Captures Plant-Stealing

A home in Albuquerque, New Mexico once again became the victim of a thief, who has an unorthodox modus operandi - stealing plants. The perpetrator has been labeled as the 'green-thumbed thief'.

For the second time on Saturday morning, Steven Saavedra woke up to see his potted plants missing. He mentioned that he noticed that there was a blank spot on one of his stands, so he asked his fiance if he took one of his flowers inside. However, his fiance said that she did not, so they started looking around and noticed that there were a couple of plants missing.

After this, he checked his security cameras and was shocked to see a familiar figure going through his plants like in a flower shop, KOB4 reported.

Plant Bandit's First Hit

The 'green-thumbed thief' first hit on the neighborhood on Tuesday morning. Saavedra's camera security cameras also showed bandit stealing the potted plants from his yard that day.

In a statement, Saavedra said that the footage from his cameras showed that the woman looked like she uprooted something from the yard of a neighbor. The video also shows the plant bandit digging through Saavedra's planter while her other hand holds what looks like a plant.

The video of the 'green-thumbed thief' trended in social media and has been viewed by thousands of users.

According to Saavedra, he felt violated to see someone just taking the plants he has worked very hard to grow. He added that the 'green-thumbed thief' even looked at the camera at one point and still continued to fish through his yard. He also mentioned that it was very discouraging to see, Emnetra reported.

Moreover, Saavedra mentioned that displaying his plants is more than just a hobby, he said that it was his way to help beautify his neighborhood. He said that he will not let the plant bandit uproot his passion.

In addition, Saavedra said that he feels like he needs to put chains in his plants to avoid the same thing from happening, which he said is very counterproductive. He mentioned that he posted the video to raise awareness and possibly reach out to the 'green-thumbed thief', or her friends and family in order to get her the help she needs.

The plant owner also said that he intends to file a police report against the 'green-thumbed thief'.

Saavedra also said that he is hoping that somebody identifies the thief and would tell her to stop stealing his plants.

During her second strike, the plant bandit came wearing a hoodie and a facemask. However, Saavedra said that he believes that it is the same woman because of the same car she was driving. He also added that the video showed the thief throwing a plant onto the sidewalk while loading other plants in the trunk.

Saavedra also said that several neighbors also agreed that while the 'green-thumbed thief' only took plants, most of them do not feel safe thinking that she can do anything in the neighborhood at this point.

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