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Bad Day For Suspected Package Thief: Got Caught And Package Contained Pokémon Costume

CARROLLTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - He probably wasn't in the market for a Pokémon character costume, but that's what a package theft suspect got and he was also caught.

He was caught on two different Ring doorbell videos.

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package theft suspect (Carrollton Police)

Carrollton Police tweeted the news that Paul Eggeling ended up with a costume from the character Charizard and even worse for him, he got arrested.

He faces theft and drug charges.

Paul Eggeling
Paul Eggeling - package theft suspect (Carrollton Police)

The tweet said,  PACKAGE THIEF CAUGHT, CHARIZARD SAFE. Package thieves don't usually know what they're stealing. They'll take their chances. Paul Eggeling probably didn't realize he was getting a Pokémon costume. Or that we'd catch him. But we did."

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Pokémon costume stolen by package thief (Carrollton Police)

The costume is on the way back to its rightful owner in time for Halloween!

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