‘Grinches’ tailed UPS driver, stole gifts off porches

A couple trailed UPS trucks in Indiana and Illinois and snatched packages off doorsteps once they were delivered, building a hoard of thousands of dollars worth of stolen Christmas gifts, police said.

The booty recovered from an East Chicago home Friday included notes from grandmothers wishing the intended recipients a merry Christmas and mounds of shredded wrapping paper, authorities said.

Charges against Marcus McCoy, 30, and Tanya White, 37, are expected to include theft, burglary, forgery and unlawful use of a credit card. McCoy and White are in custody and face arraignment this weekend.

“We’re happy to arrest a grinch anytime,’’ said Lake County Sheriff Rogelio “Roy’’ Dominguez.