Packages stolen from doorsteps and outdoor lights and ornaments that have been torn down are clear signs that the Grinch is visiting the Valley this season.

Police in North Bend and Snoqualmie have received a few reports of holiday vandalism this month.

“This is a good time to remind people to have any packages delivered to where someone is home,” North Bend Police Chief Mark Toner said.

Toner also encouraged neighbors to keep an eye out for each other.

“That’s a really helpful tool for us, everyone being on guard,” he said.

So far, there hasn’t been a pattern to the package thefts, which occurred Monday, Dec. 6, and Thursday, Dec. 16, nor have there been any leads.

“We need a lead that’s more than just a missing package… someone coming forward and saying ‘I saw a blue Chevy following the mail truck yesterday,’ would be a lead,” Toner said.

Without that type of eyewitness information, police are limited to looking for stolen items being re-sold, or trying to catch the thief red-handed.