BELLEVUE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A woman in Bellevue says a thief has targeted her and her neighbors, but they aren't stealing money or cars.

Silvia Mejia says her kids noticed this happening first, a lady in their front yard, pulling up their plants around the mailbox.

Mejia lives along McPherson Drive, near the Bellevue Sports Athletic Association.

She posted pictures of her ripped-out plants on the Hip Bellevue Facebook page, and other people commented saying they've had different items taken out of their yards in Bellevue as well.

Mejia added that her neighbors had a statute and lawn decorations stolen.

She hasn't filed a police report yet but plans to if it keeps happening.

Mejia says it's not about the price tag on the plants, but the invasive feeling, "It's about the violation of the privacy. They're inside my property, they're in my mailbox. I have a little fence around so dogs don't pee on the plants, yet you go and dig them out. It's like, what's wrong with you?"

News 2 spoke with Metro Police, they encourage anyone who has experienced something like this to contact them and report suspicious activity.

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