HIGHWAY PATROL SAVES CHRISTMAS

California Highway Patrol officers saved Christmas for the Sacramento Children's Home after a woman stole $5,000 worth of Christmas presents.

After hearing about the robbery, the CHP officers surprised those at Vitek Mortgage, which had taken the lead in a gift-drive for the Children's Home. The officers brought replacement gifts donated by the community via the "CHiPs for Kids" program, reports KXTV-TV in Sacramento.

"We were beside ourselves trying to pick ourselves up, wondering what are we going to do?" says Laura Black, the toy drive's organizer. "This is amazing."

Meanwhile, police are looking for a woman, who pretended to be from the Children's Home, who picked up all the presents and drove away.