The Salvation Army in northwest Houston was devastated when they realized they were burglarized and a mans stole more than $45,000 in items.
The Salvation Army, an organization that provides so much during the Christmas season, became the victim of a crime on Friday morning.was devastated when they realized they were burglarized. A man was seen on surveillance taking items worth more than $45,000, just in time for the holidays
"It’s heartbreaking. We exist to serve God and to serve people," says Captian Nick Hutchinson, Core Officer for the Salvation Army.The security footage of the building shows that around 1:30 a.m. a man used a fire extinguisher to break the door to their Northwest Community Care Center at 12507 Windfern Road which also serves as a Boys and Girls Club. The man then spent the next few hours taking whatever he wanted.
"He stole video games that the kids use to play after school. He stole a bicycle the kids use to ride around behind the building in our field. It really affects how safe the kids feel and if affects their ability to enjoy those things that kids like to enjoy," Hutchinson says.Houston man overcomes traumatic brain injury, relearned to walk, talk to become bodybuilder"We use that big van that was stolen to go around to take our bell ringers out to collect donations.
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