One Georgia state trooper arrested an unlikely subject Friday morning.

The troopers were at a Walmart in Moultrie, Georgia, collecting for Toys for Tots, resting assured  that all laws would still be enforced while the troopers were helping out, perhaps if someone tried to show up and steal Christmas, for example.

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The Georgia Department of Public Safety posted on its Facebook page that Trooper Travis Roberts took the Grinch into custody.

"Post 12 Troopers caught The Grinch attempting to steal Christmas in Moultrie, GA this morning," the post stated.

It has been shared more than 1,000 times so far.