HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-12-14, Page 7Wednesday, December 14, 2016 • News Record 7
Thief steals Christmas presents intended for needy kids
OPP officers and
Canadian Tire step
in to replace gifts
A recent theft of Christmas pre-
sents could have made for just
another sad story that we some-
times here about this time of year;
however, this story has a different
ending.
This story started last Friday
evening when a kind and generous
local citizen went out to purchase
some Christmas presents for the
less fortunate children in the local
area. The victim made several pur-
chases and had built up a nice col-
lection of colouring books, craft
supplies, board games and toys all
destined for a local church Christ-
mas toy drive.
The victim needed to get some
batteries for the toys so she stopped
in at the Canadian Tire store in Exe-
ter and quickly went inside to finish
up her shopping. When she
returned to her vehicle she realized
someone had entered into her
locked vehicle and stole a red plas-
tic bag that contained all of the
presents.
The victim was understandably
upset about what had happened
and the next day she reported the
theft to the Huron Detachment
OPP officers. Officers took her
report and initiated an investigation
to identify and apprehend the
thief. It's now one week into the
investigation, and unfortunately
officers have been unable to iden-
tify a suspect. This isn't the only
update to this case though.
It turns out the officers working
in Exeter that day didn't want this
woman's act of kindness to go
unnoticed. So they each chipped in
some money to purchase some
replacement toys. The Canadian
Tire Store eagerly matched and
even exceeded the officers' dona-
tion and collectively they were able
to come up with a sizable sack of
toys for the victim.
"It just felt like the right thing to
do. She was trying to do something
great at this time of the year, and we
didn't want someone to take that
away from her. We knew those toys
were destined for the less fortunate
and we wanted to make sure that
still happened; commented Huron
County OPP Provincial Constable
Jason Richardson.
Yesterday afternoon, Huron OPP
officers met the victim at the Cana-
dian Tire store and were able to sur-
prise the victim with an assoi (intent
of toys and sporting goods. The
unsuspecting victim was left nearly
speechless; however, the smile on
her face and the tears in her eyes
said it all.
Anyone with information regard-
ing this crime is asked to contact
Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or
(519) 524-8314. Should you wish to
remain anonymous, you may call
Crime Stoppers at 1 -800 -222 -TIPS
(8477), where you maybe eligible to
receive a cash reward of up to
$2,000.
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