AP/ November 24, 2012, 4:31 PM

$2M in donated goods stolen from Salvation Army found

TORONTO Toronto police say they have recovered a massive cache of toys and donated goods worth about $2 million that were stolen from a Salvation Army warehouse and being sold for profit.

Police said Saturday that they had to use three tractor-trailers to haul the items, which were found a day earlier when officers searched a commercial warehouse in Brampton northwest of Toronto.

Police say they discovered 146 wooden platforms stacked with items including toys, baby cribs, strollers and food.

It's alleged that up to 100,000 items worth some $2 million were stolen from a Salvation Army warehouse in north-end Toronto over nearly two years.

The Toronto facility's executive director, David Rennie, has been fired. No criminal charges have been filed.

The Salvation Army says that it reaches 1.8 million Canadians in need every holiday season.

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CBSNancy says:
donated goods sold for profit? isn't that what the Salvation Army does? who takes a salary from the operating pool of money derived from the ongoing intake and sale of donated goods/gifts and outright bequeath's? a structured avoidance of accountability is oft labelled as a gentlemen's agreement. be wary of the media and the means they use to derive their own existence.
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joesapper says:
Justice restores the hopes and needs of many , Great Work ! The silence of Justice is far more reaching than the noise of the lawyers . NO CHARGES LAID !
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