Bride's Heirloom Wedding Dress Stolen from Apartment Mailroom

Crista Dettelis pleads for help in recovering her family's irreplaceable dress

Published on Feb. 10, 2026

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A Las Vegas bride-to-be, Crista Dettelis, is asking for help from police and the community after her family's heirloom wedding dress was stolen from the mailroom of her apartment complex. The dress, which was worn by her mother 40 years ago and has a headpiece her grandmother wore 75 years ago, was shipped to her apartment but disappeared. Dettelis says the dress is irreplaceable and a piece of her family's history.

Why it matters

The theft of Crista Dettelis' heirloom wedding dress is a devastating loss for her and her family, as the dress holds immense sentimental value. It also highlights the vulnerability of package deliveries in apartment complexes and the need for better security measures to protect residents' belongings.

The details

Dettelis says the dress and headpiece were shipped to her Elysian Tivoli apartment complex, but disappeared from the mailroom. Apartment staff told her a resident used a key fob to access the mailroom and take the package, and showed her a picture of the vehicle he drove. Dettelis confronted the man, but he denied taking the dress. She has also spoken to other residents who had packages go missing from the mailroom.

  • The dress and headpiece were shipped to Dettelis' apartment on Saturday, February 8, 2026.
  • Dettelis discovered the package was missing on Saturday, February 8, 2026.

The players

Crista Dettelis

A Las Vegas bride-to-be whose family heirloom wedding dress was stolen from her apartment complex's mailroom.

Elysian Tivoli apartment complex

The apartment complex where Dettelis lives and where her heirloom wedding dress was stolen from the mailroom.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

The police department investigating the theft of Dettelis' heirloom wedding dress.

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What they’re saying

“I wish that my wedding dress for the ceremony had been the one that got stolen, because I can replace that. But this dress that I was going to wear for my legal ceremony, it's irreplaceable. I cannot replace this. I can't get it back. It's a piece of my family's history.”

— Crista Dettelis, Bride-to-be (firstalert7.com)

“We deserve to have some action and some accountability for this. So this doesn't continue happening.”

— Crista Dettelis, Bride-to-be (firstalert7.com)

“I'm trying to stay positive and hope that somehow by a miracle, the dress comes back to me.”

— Crista Dettelis, Bride-to-be (firstalert7.com)

What’s next

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the theft of Crista Dettelis' heirloom wedding dress, and Dettelis is asking the public to be on the lookout for the dress at thrift stores and on resale pages.

The takeaway

The theft of Crista Dettelis' irreplaceable family heirloom wedding dress is a devastating loss that highlights the need for better security measures in apartment complexes to protect residents' belongings. This incident serves as a reminder of the sentimental value of certain possessions and the importance of taking steps to safeguard them.