Vaping Grinch Strikes in Cape Coral on Christmas Eve

Have you ever heard the story of "How The Grinch stole from Cape Coral on Christmas?" Our story begins on the night before Christmas... A not-so-silent alarm rang out at King of Vape on Del Prado Blvd South, courtesy of the one and only Terrance Gene Schoep—a 23-year-old who seemingly took inspiration from the Grinch's playbook.

According to NBC2, the Cape Coral PD pulled up quickly to the unfolding break in at the vaping haven. Reviewing the surveillance footage must have felt like watching an unconventional Santa, with Terrance making a hasty dash through the store, leaving stoner products in his wake.

As the police arrived at the scene, they were greeted by the sight of Terrance, sprawled ungracefully in front of a shattered glass door. Further investigation revealed that Terrance had boldly broken into the vape shop, snagged over $1,500 worth of goods (including some festive treats), and ingeniously stashed his loot in his car conveniently for police evidence.

He now faces charges that for sure got him on Santa's naughty list. This Christmas, Terrance redefined the saying, 'Crime doesn't take a holiday.'

Everyone has a favorite Christmas movie. A movie that you just have to see every year. One that you could watch over and over again. However, Florida's favorite Christmas movies might surprise you. Most of them are considered to be outliers. Spoiler alert, "Home Alone," that Macaulay Culkin classic does not appear in the top ten for Floridians. Even more disturbing is the fact that a horror movie was among the most popular holiday movie in Tennessee and Michigan. It's called "Violent Night."

I don't know about you, but I see enough near violence in shopping center parking lots this time of year. Not interested in watching tinsel slashings on the television. For me, I really look forward to some of the classic cartoons like "Frosty The Snowman," "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas," and "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer." They are nostalgic and remind me of childhood. I do love the current version of The Grinch with Jim Carey as well as "Elf" with Will Ferrell.

Back to the rankings. They come from Looper. Their experts found a 300% increase in Google searches for ‘best Christmas movies’ in the past month. In addition, there has been a 130% increase in demand for ‘best Christmas movies streaming.’ So first, they looked into IMBb’s list of best Christmas movies of all time. Next, they analyzed Google search trends data. Finally, they took all the data and compiled a list of  the most searched-for holiday movie in every U.S. state.

Here is another spoiler alert. None were the sappy Hallmark Christmas movies. There were a couple of surprises for me. Here is one. The Rankin-Bass stop-motion class "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" did not rank in Florida. However, it dominates searches in the Midwest. You can find the entire report here.

Florida's favorite Christmas movies might surprise you. Here are the top five.

This film actually won three Academy Awards. It's another one to reel in the cynics. In it, a man named Kris Kringle fills in for the Macy's Santa Claus who shows up drunk for the Thanksgiving Day parade. He claims to be the real Santa and ends up in court defending both his mental health and his claims. Of course there are a few glimmers of miracles that continue to occur.