Lakeland grandmother accused of stealing inflatable Halloween ghost while babysitting grandkids: PCSO

A Lakeland grandmother is accused of stealing an inflatable Halloween ghost from a home's front porch while taking her grandchildren for a drive to look at holiday decorations, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.Lakeland porch theft arrestJudd said Tonya Mannion, 53, was babysitting her daughter's three children — two 8-year-olds and a 9-year-old — when she decided to take them for a ride around south Lakeland to look at Halloween decorations.During the drive, one of the children spotted an inflatable ghost outside a home and commented on the decoration, Judd said."Look at that ghost. It's all blown up, it's awesome," the child said, according to Judd.Mannion then asked the child, "Do you want it?"The child responded, "Sure!"Caught on cameraHome surveillance video captured Mannion stopping her vehicle, walking onto the home's front porch and unplugging the inflatable ghost, Judd said.Mannion is accused of taking the decoration and putting it in her vehicle before driving away.