Catholic Charities Dallas recovers stolen mobile food pantry

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – So many North Texans are struggling to afford primary requirements proper now, together with meals. 

Catholic Charities Dallas has been working nonstop to fill the necessity, however Monday evening one in every of their cellular meals pantries used to ship meals was stolen. On Wednesday, it was situated by police however they’re nonetheless looking for the particular person answerable for stealing it.

“They stole the management for the fridge,” Catholic Charities Dallas’ Rigoberto Aguilar stated. “They really stole the backup battery that goes down right here. They stole the innolift. They stole all of the tables. All of the provides for the drivers.” 

He stated even the gasoline within the tank is gone. All of this costing Catholic Charities Dallas 1000’s of {dollars}. 

“Someplace between 9 and midnight Monday evening somebody hopped over the fence at our south location the place we load our cellular meals pantries along with Crossroads and North Texas Meals Financial institution,” CEO Dave Woodyard stated. 

Their surveillance video reveals a person breaking in and someway beginning the cellular meals pantry truck and taking off. As we speak, police situated it in an open discipline. Nevertheless, the one who stole it was nowhere to be discovered. 

“In these occasions, particularly with inflation, and every little thing occurring taking it off the street is massively impactful,” Woodyard stated. 

The truck is one in every of 4 that in complete ship about six million meals a month to native communities in want. 

“I imply, for somebody to stroll as much as the truck that’s branded with Catholic Charities, North Texas Meals Financial institution Meals Pantry and realizing they opened up the doorways and see what it’s.. it is simply horrible,” Woodyard stated. 

The non-profit now making an attempt to verify what occurred to them, would not occur to others. They’re encouraging anybody who may know one thing to name police. 

“In case you are in want, we’re right here to assist the neighborhood and you do not want to do that steal a truck from us,” Aguilar stated. 

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