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Grinch caught with his hands in B.C. charity’s Christmas toy box

Man arrested with cart backed up to the rear of Surrey non-profit
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Police in Surrey respond to a call of a suspected break in, in the 13600-block of 102 Avenue on Dec. 12. Surrey RCMP officers at the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival at Civic Plaza in Surrey on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)

Police in Surrey stopped a man from attempting to “steal toy donations from a non-profit organization” in Whalley Tuesday (Dec. 12).

Surrey RCMP responded to the call of a suspected break-in at 2:15 a.m. in the 13600-block of 102 Avenue.

Police found a man with a cart at the rear of the building who had “3 large boxes full of toys.”

The man was arrested and questioned, police say.

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Anna Burns

About the Author: Anna Burns

I started with Black Press Media in the fall of 2022 as a multimedia journalist after finishing my practicum at the Surrey Now-Leader.
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