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Thieves steal $30k worth of vital equipment from Feeding South Florida. How to help
Feeding South Florida, a food bank that aids millions of food-insecure residents, is asking for the community's help finding vital kitchen equipment worth thousands of dollars and bringing the men responsible to justice.
Around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, at least two men burglarized Feeding South Florida's Pembroke Park warehouse, running off with two mobile teaching kitchens valued at $15,000 each, the food bank said. The thieves chose the one day a week when the warehouse is closed.
Evan Ross, a spokesperson for Pembroke Park Police, said authorities are in the early stages of investigating the burglary and are combing through surveillance footage, which showed two thieves taking the equipment.
The food bank uses the portable teaching kitchens to perform hands-on cooking demonstrations directly to families it serves, teaching culinary skills and the importance of healthy food choices.
Feeding South Florida emphasized the burglary could not come at a worse time, as there are about 2.1 million South Floridians who face food insecurities.
Pembroke Park Police are asking anyone with information on the burglary to call the department at (954)- 764-4357 or call Broward CrimeStoppers at 954-493-8477.
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