Thickwood Salvation Army, breaking and entering

One or more individuals responsible for a breaking and entering at the Thickwood Salvation Army caused thousands of dollars in damages, an Wood Buffalo RCMP is still investigating. Tuesday morning the RCMP responded to the Thickwood Salvation Army after someone discovered that the church had been broken into and entered, and items were taken but law enforcement is not stating what was stolen because the investigation is still open and continuing. According to Cst. Kandice Perry “The investigation’s still ongoing to determine exactly what was taken and how much was taken. Between the property taken and the damage done, they’re looking at approximately $5,000 of damage.” In addition to the stolen property the criminals also caused damage to the doors and windows of the church, and staff for the Salvation Army reported damage to an interior office as well.

The breaking and entering at the Thickwood Salvation Army this close to Christmas shows that some people have no compassion for others. Salvation Army community service centre program manager Joan Nobles told reporters “Damage was done to offices, and thankfully the gifts that we had collected from children to give to other children were untouched, so we’re very thankful of that,. We’re waiting to see what comes of the RCMP investigation, but we’re very thankful that no-one was hurt, no-one was there. We’re trying to do our best to help people in the community, and we are disheartened that this happened. It’s stirred us, but that doesn’t mean that we won’t continue to help others.” Donation kettles were not put out on Tuesday, and people are being asked to drop off any donations to the McDonald Ave location.