According to the Post-Gazette: http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2015/12/22/Police-About-400-Christmas... The response has been so good that they do not need any more donations. On 12/22/2015 9:56 AM, Monica Watt wrote:
Please read the email below from the Commander and help if you are able. Thanks!
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*From:* "Lando, Jason" *Date:* December 21, 2015 at 11:14:12 PM EST *To:* undisclosed-recipients:; *Subject:* *Zone 5 Needs Your Help - Hundreds of Christmas Presents Stolen in Burglary Tonight*
All,
Zone 5 officers responded to a burglary call this evening and found that nearly 400 children's Christmas presents had been stolen from a community center where they were being stored until they could be distributed. These toys were donated by Toys for Tots and were in the process of being distributed to less-fortunate families in the Zone 5 area.
Our officers are still trying to take inventory of all of the stolen gifts.
While our detectives will be working on tracking down these heartless thieves, we fear that we will not be able to recover the stolen toys before Christmas, if at all.
*We are looking for some help from our neighbors but we have to move quickly. Since we do not yet know exactly what kind of toys we will need to buy (age, gender, etc), we are asking anyone who is willing to help to PURCHASE GIFTS CARDS TO TARGET or WAL-MART and drop them off at the Zone 5 police station, located at 1401 Washington Boulevard. *
As soon as we figure out exactly how many and what kind of presents we need, our officers will go out and buy them.
Thank you in advance for any help you can offer. It is very much appreciated!
Stay safe,
Jason
-- Cmdr. Jason Lando Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Zone 5 Station 1401 Washington Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15206
/"The most miserable people are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest are those who lose themselves in the service of others." - Gordon B. Hinkley/