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Heartless raid on Leeds charity shop EXCLUSIVE
LOWEST OF THE LOW: Denise Hancock with the raiders hole.
Hole-in-the-wall raiders used sledgehammers to smash their way into a charity shop...to steal a packet of biscuits.
They ransacked the shop – and left the charity with a huge repair bill – but escaped with little more than a few donated items and the snacks.
Manageress Denise Hancock today said the raiders were the “lowest of the low”.
Mrs Hancock and assistant manageress Lesley Smith discovered the break-in when they opened up the British Heart Foundation’s shop in Armley, Leeds, for business.
She said: “We found all the stock thrown about everywhere.
“They have take some cheap new £1.99p chains, about 100 second hand DVDs and some new hats and gloves.
“It’s appalling that a charity shop supported by volunteers and raising money for such important work has had so much damage inflicted for such little gain.”
She added: “They even took the biscuits for our helpers teabreak.”
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Police believe the raiders struck sometime between last Thursday night and Friday morning.
They shattered steel shutters to gain access to a compound behind the shop then hammered through a brick wall to get into the store in Town Street.
The damage to the shop could cost up to £2,000 to repair.
The Armley shop was one of a number of charities which last year suffered the loss of hundreds of bags of donated clothing after they were stolen from the doorsteps of householders before they were collected.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “We were called to reports of a burglary at an address on Town Street, in Armley, on Friday morning.
“Any witnesses should contact West Yorkshire Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers, in confidence, on 0800 555 111.”
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gb2011
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 06:29 AMArmley.. sure has become a place THAT anything can happen. and this now prooves it. Groups drinking anywere they want and not using the public toilets, disgarding litter anywere but in a bin.Some even picking used cig but's off paths walkways. Then there is the binners,, scrounging through any bin they can, just leaving the contents strewn about. This is a daily thing now, and this is turning Armley into a area with a growing population of THE LOWEST OF THE LOW.
John44
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 06:57 PMHave a look at the gangs of overseas layabouts and criminal classes who frequent everyday. They break every rule in the book. Street drinking, urinating in public view and generally upsetting and scaring ordinary citizens going about their lawful business, shopping etc. No wonder people are using Bramley shopping centre as there are more shops and parking. So let the police crack down hard on these law breakers and will probably find they have something to do with this scum bug action.
decolyn
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 05:59 PMSCUMBAGS, WHEN THEY ARE FOUND THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AND DO UNPAID HARD LABOUR FOR MONTHS ON END, AND IF THEY DONT DO THE WORK, THEY DONT GET BENEFITS, THEY ARE TRULY THE LOWEST OF THE LOW. ITS A PITY THEY DONT PUT THE TIME AND EFFORT INTO WORKING,THAT THEY HAVE PUT INTO ROBBING THIS CHARITY,, THEY SHOULD BELIEVE IN KARMA,, WHAT GOES ROUND, COMES ROUND!!!!
june rose
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 01:30 PMThe People that did this are...THE LOWEST OF THE LOW.
NH
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 01:24 PMremember also that feral underclass is also on about the equivilent of a 30k's wage, made up of benefits..
leedsman
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 11:39 AMIt really does show what sort of scum there is in the feral underclass that walks the streets. The trouble is that they are unlikely to be caught and if they are they will get a few hours community service that they probably won't attend anyway. I am not a member of the "throw away the key" brigade but people like this should get a stretch inside to be a deterrent.
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