Lights stolen in Mosgiel

Mosgiel man Antony Takens holds what is left of a laser light projector he bought for his wife, Elizabeth, which was stolen from their front yard on Tuesday night.

Mr Takens had bought the laser to cheer up Mrs Takens after her cat died.

It was not the cost of replacing the display that angered him, rather it was the brazenness of the theft.

''My wife is disabled and I thought I would do something to cheer her up and then someone has come along and just taken it straight out of the front yard.''

Mr Takens said he thought of going to the police to report the theft but decided against it because he thought nothing would come of it.

The theft of other outdoor Christmas lights in Mosgiel on Tuesday night have been reported on social media.

No-one from the Mosgiel police station was able to be contacted yesterday.