Bunny In The Foxhole
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
$1,500 in gifts stolen from Toys for Tots
The Corps’ most high-profile charity has lost $1,500 in donated gifts.
A city spokeswoman in Suffolk, Va.
, said there is “understandable outrage” following the theft from a local Toys for Tots facility (http://www.toysfortots.org/)
“The community is reaching out accordingly,” Suffolk spokeswoman Debbie George said.
George said the suspect or suspects made off with six bicycles, 20 MP3 players, 20 digital cameras, 20 watch and wallet sets, and a heart necklace set.
The theft occurred at a storage facility in a rural part of Suffolk between Nov. 29 and Dec. 1, George said. There was no sign of forced entry, but police did find a defective lock on one of the doors.
George was unsure whether the building was identified as a Toys for Tots storage facility, but she said the crooks most likely knew who their victim was.
Toys for Tots was founded by Marine Corps Reservist Maj. Bill Hendricks in Los Angeles in 1947 with a campaign that collected 5,000 toys, the first being a Raggedy Ann doll.
In 2006, Marines and volunteers distributed more than 19.2 million toys to 7.6 million needy children, according to the organization’s Web site.
This is getting absolutely RIDICULOUS! Do people have no shame anymore?!?! How can anyone steal from kids?? I just dont get it.I know deep down it was drug users,anything to support their habit..sheesh. One of these days they will get whats coming to them.
The Corps’ most high-profile charity has lost $1,500 in donated gifts.
A city spokeswoman in Suffolk, Va.
, said there is “understandable outrage” following the theft from a local Toys for Tots facility (http://www.toysfortots.org/)
“The community is reaching out accordingly,” Suffolk spokeswoman Debbie George said.
George said the suspect or suspects made off with six bicycles, 20 MP3 players, 20 digital cameras, 20 watch and wallet sets, and a heart necklace set.
The theft occurred at a storage facility in a rural part of Suffolk between Nov. 29 and Dec. 1, George said. There was no sign of forced entry, but police did find a defective lock on one of the doors.
George was unsure whether the building was identified as a Toys for Tots storage facility, but she said the crooks most likely knew who their victim was.
Toys for Tots was founded by Marine Corps Reservist Maj. Bill Hendricks in Los Angeles in 1947 with a campaign that collected 5,000 toys, the first being a Raggedy Ann doll.
In 2006, Marines and volunteers distributed more than 19.2 million toys to 7.6 million needy children, according to the organization’s Web site.
This is getting absolutely RIDICULOUS! Do people have no shame anymore?!?! How can anyone steal from kids?? I just dont get it.I know deep down it was drug users,anything to support their habit..sheesh. One of these days they will get whats coming to them.
posted by LadyWolf at 4:03 PM
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