SoCal neighborhood targeted with disturbing Christmas cards left on doorsteps by masked men

YUCAIPA, Calif. (KABC-TV) -- A disturbing delivery has residents in one Southern California neighborhood on edge, and police are working to find out who sent the missives.

On Monday, security footage from one home in the San Bernardino County city of Yucaipa captured a masked man placing a letter near the front door before blowing a kiss toward the camera and walking away. Several homes in the area received similar late-night deliveries.

Residents said the letters were Christmas cards but contained messages they described as vulgar, menacing and, at times, threatening.

"They were in Christmas cards, but all of the stuff that they were putting in it were stuff you have been hearing for Antifa," said resident Scott Ungar.

Ungar said each card contained a different message. One card, he said, included a specific date along with a warning.

"The one over there said a date and they said, 'You've been warned,' like they were warning something is going to happen on a specific date," he said.

One street over, another resident, Jaret McComas, found a card addressed not to him, but to Santa.

"Picked it up, opened it, and it said, 'Dear Santa, I want the head of a Nazi under my tree for Christmas,'" McComas said. "I was like, 'That is a little weird.'"

McComas said neither he nor his neighbors who received the cards display political signs or affiliations. The randomness of the homes targeted has left residents unsettled.

"I am so confused by that," McComas said. "I am not a heavy conservative. I'm gay, engaged to my fiancé Roger. So, it's just kind of concerning for me because I am like, 'What did I do?'"

He said he wondered whether the American flag outside his home might have drawn attention, but noted that not every targeted house had one, deepening the mystery.

Concerned residents contacted the Yucaipa Police Department. According to neighbors, police reviewed security footage and determined that two masked individuals were involved in delivering the letters.

"When you have people roaming your neighborhood in black face masks, leaving violent notes and warnings, it's kind of disturbing," said Ungar.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, which makes up the Yucaipa Police Department, said it has increased patrols in the neighborhood.

Residents have also said they will be adding more cameras and security to their homes.