Toys for Tots Toys are stolen

PERRYTON, TEXAS -- The Grinch broke in and stole Christmas from the children in Perryton, in the Texas Panhandle.

According to Perryton Police Chief Tony Hill, someone broke into a building at 509 SW 7th in Perryton late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. The thieves took a large amount of the toys and other items donated to the Toys For Tots program. Chief Hill said that over $1,500 dollars worth of batteries were taken, along with several toys and watches.

Hill said it's just terrible what happened and that he has two missions in this case. One, of course, is to solve the crime but the second is to make sure area kids who need it still have a Christmas. Hill is asking people to reach a little deeper in their pockets and hopes the citizens will step up and replace the toys and to help ensure a Christmas for all.

If you would like to help, please call JoAnn McCoy at 435-8817 or 435-2147. You can also drop toys off at either Allegiance Communications, The Seasons or the Perryton-Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce.

Thanks to HPO Perryton and KVII for this story.