Salvation Army official: Theft of toys no victory for Grinch

FARMINGTON, N.M. – Farmington-area residents of bluish New Mexico donated gifts and wealth aft idiosyncratic stole a Salvation Army van loaded with $6,000 worthy of toys for children, an authoritative with the enactment said Saturday.

“The Grinch volition not person this victory," Salvation Army Lt. Christopher Rockwell told The Associated Press.

Business leaders and others began making donations aft the marked van with gifts intended for much than 350 children was stolen Tuesday from extracurricular a store, Rockwell said.

The donations included “lots of toys, tons of clothing" arsenic good arsenic hygiene items and cash, surely adding up to much than capable to regenerate the stolen items intended for children who are signed up for a organisation lawsuit Monday, Rockwell said. “We person similar a waiting database ... truthful we could spot what we person near over."

The generosity showed the "compassion and the hearts that radical person for each different here," Rockwell said. “It's a monolithic blessing beyond comprehension."

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Farmington constabulary spokesperson Nicole Brown said Saturday an probe into the theft continued. The van and toys had not been recovered, and nary apprehension had been made oregon a motive determined, she said.

Rockwell said helium suspected a pickpocket stole the van's keys from a Salvation Army idiosyncratic who was successful the store.

“I deliberation it was conscionable immoderate evil, unscrupulous idiosyncratic who conscionable saw an opportunity," Rockwell said. “Desperate, I recognize that, but to bash this is conscionable beyond imagination."

The Salvation Army is simply a Christian enactment founded successful 1865 successful London. It is progressive successful much than 100 countries and is champion known for its foundation shops, stateless shelters and catastrophe relief.

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