NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. -- Who took the leg lamp belonging to Ralphie's "Old Man" from a store's annual tribute to "A Christmas Story"? The owner of the Yankee Spirits liquor store in North Tonawanda says his window display has memorabilia from the 1983 film, including several versions of the iconic leg lamp. Surveillance video shows a man in a gray hoodie and sunglasses walking into the store and glancing around before grabbing a lamp and leaving. Store owner Gary Brennan tells WIVB-TV even his customers are angry about the theft.
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