Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Another reason to avoid the red kettle this season.
The Salvation Army is a religious organization dedicated to the charity that Christ preached. Helping others is the reason for its existence. And this is why the arrest of the former executive director of the Army in Canada for helping himself to goods meant for the poor and needy is shocking.
Former executive director of Salvation Army in Canada is believed to be connected to the theft of $2 million worth of toys, food and toiletries intended for needy families.We can only hope he continues to receive when he is in prison.
David Rennie was arrested Monday. He is charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from the Salvation Army’s distribution center in Toronto. Rennie is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 4, the Hamilton Spectator reports.
“We’re alleging that the toys were going to be redirected to other parties and sold for profit,” Det.-Sgt. Jim Gotell of 33 Division told the Hamilton Spectator.
Over the course of investigating the heist, officers have recovered 150 skids of porcelain dolls, Axe body spray, fruit cups, bicycles, chocolate bars and “high-end” goods in different storage facilities throughout Southern Ontario.
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