Thieves ruin $50,000 worth of food at City Union Mission's frozen food warehouse
Thieves broke into the City Union Mission's frozen food warehouse Thursday, taking hundreds of dollars' worth of food and ruined food worth thousands of dollars.
"About $50,000 worth of frozen food that had to go straight to this dumpster," said Jon Capp, City Union Mission's chief operating officer.
The thieves broke three locks to get inside the building near Eighth Street and Highland Avenue.
"They stole about $300 to $500 worth of food but ruined (food worth ) many thousands of dollars," Capp said. "So, once this is open, the temperature rises pretty quick. You know, we can't take any chances with food."
Now, City Union Mission must restock.
"The irony is that we give food away to people who need food so it's difficult to have them damage food or take potential food from other people," Capp said.