How sick is this
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john75

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5,303 posts

277 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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HEARTBROKEN toddlers were unable to hold an annual fundraiser after thieves stole hundreds of pounds of equipment from a pre-school.

Burglars forced the locks on two sheds used by Toftwood Nursery Pre-school at the back of Scout Haven in Shipdham Road during the weekend.

They made off with a mobile phone, a play parachute, a plastic tunnel, five gym mats, a cd/radio player and other items.

The theft has angered volunteers and parents at the pre-school and forced the cancellation of a sponsored obstacle course to raise money for outdoor play equipment.

Pre-school deputy supervisor Teresa Theobald said: "The parents were very annoyed, they all just thought it was senseless.

"The children were very disappointed that they were not able to do their fundraiser but we could not do it without the safety mats and the tunnel.

"It is a struggle to raise money for the group and this will cost us hundreds, as well as the lost fundraising."

PC Craig Maxwell of Dereham Police said: "It is all equipment that the playgroup desperately need.

"This group is made up of volunteers and I find it a bit off when people do something like this."

Tables were stolen from the sheds at the back of the property in the middle of December and police are appealing for the community to keep an eye out for any suspicious behaviour near the building.

Each week the group is attended by around 20 children, aged between two-and-a-half and four-years-old.

 • Police believe the break-in happened between 1pm on Friday 6 November and 12.45pm on Sunday 8 November and are appealing for anyone with information to contact PC Craig Maxwell on 0845 456 4567.

 • Anyone who wants to help the pre-school with fundraising should call into the pre-school during weekday mornings.


Frik

13,690 posts

273 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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It's not 'sick' at all.

Some bastards nicked a load of stuff from a pre-school. The fact that they were going to have a fund raiser is incidental.

Unfortunate and unnecessary yes. Sick, no.

UncleDave

7,155 posts

261 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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john75 said:
They made off with a mobile phone, a play parachute, a plastic tunnel, five gym mats, a cd/radio player and other items.


The phone might be he exception, but how much will the scrotes fetch for the rest down t'market then?

Not much i'd say so why bother? Go and rob some rich arsehole like that King of Chavs whatever his name is..

Dave.

wedg1e

27,041 posts

295 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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If you own it, expect some thieving bastard to want to take it off you.

Then act accordingly.

After working in vehicle security, nothing surprises me about the lengths the scum will go to to steal absolutely f-all. In one instance, a grands-worth of damage to a Nissan Micra to take 37p in loose change and a pair of Boots sunglasses.

pony power

927 posts

250 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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people with no morals, they need some serious help....

spool

122 posts

252 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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Solution:

A pot of honey, some thieves, a large anthill...

JonRB

80,103 posts

302 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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Come on. With the news full of stories of a 6 year-old being abducted and a 3 year-old being sexually molested, I hardly think that mere theft / burglary qualifies as 'sick'.

Morally reprehensible, certainly. But hardly sick.

gtr-gaz

5,284 posts

276 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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Suggest you keep a look out to see what the Pikey kids are playing on during the summer.



mattley

3,039 posts

252 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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It's obviously a rival pre nusery school.


grahamw48

9,944 posts

268 months

Monday 9th January 2006
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Did anyone interview the 'heartbroken' toddlers ?
Who made the previously unknowing toddlers 'heartbroken' ?

What a load of hyped up bull.

Presumably they had sense enough to insure the place before upsetting the kids ?