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A three-year-old boy’s day spent proudly choosing and planting flowers with his mum has ended in heartbreak after a brazen thief walked into the family’s front yard and stole his favourite pot just hours later.
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Kristin Shorten

WATCH: Brazen thief captured stealing from 3yo boy

The brazen theft comes amid heightened concern about property crime across Victoria, from opportunistic stealing to burglaries and car thefts.

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A three-year-old boy’s day spent proudly choosing and planting flowers with his mum has ended in heartbreak after a brazen thief walked into the family’s front yard and stole his favourite pot just hours later.

WATCH: Brazen thief captured stealing from 3yo boy

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