GALLERY: Abilene grandmother sends message to thieves (9 photos)

An Abilene grandmother hand painted signs in her front yard to send a message to the thieves who stole her granddaughter's .

To get in the holiday spirit for her granddaughter, Leeanna Brown had filled a garden wagon with the girl's stuffed animals and placed it in her south Abilene .

The stuffed animal filled wagon was only on display for a few short days until they were stolen over the weekend.

Photos by Joe Fry/KTXS