Food bank volunteers left in tears after thieves steal cash and Lynx gift sets
manchestereveningnews.co.ukVolunteers have been left in tears after thieves stole cash and Lynx gift sets from a north Manchester food bank. Rainbow Surprise's base at Crumpsall Community Hall is believed to have been targeted on Saturday night.
After hurling a brick through the office window, the thieves ransacked the building before fleeing with £1,100 in cash. Food bank products including Lynx gift sets were also taken while a till and a computer were damaged in the break-in.
Shakar Hussain, chair of Rainbow Surprise, discovered the damage when he arrived at the charity's base on Sunday afternoon. READ MORE: 'On Wednesday, my happy little girl started being sick...
by Thursday, she was gone' "Our office door was open and there was loads of shattered glass on the chair," he said. "They smashed the till up and emptied it out." Mr Hussain said he was left 'shocked and angry' by the damage, adding that some volunteers had been left in tears.
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