It is bad enough to be a thief but these crooks have stolen $2,000 worth of parts from cars intended for needy people and veterans.<\/p>\n
\u201cCar Santa\u201d Terry Franz, founder of Cars 4 Christmas, assessed the damage Tuesday. Catalytic converters worth $100 each had been cut out from underneath 20 cars owned by the charity.<\/p>\n
The parts were stolen while the donated cars waited to be assessed at A Auto, a tow company lot across the street from the Kansas City Police Department\u2019s South Patrol station on Hickman Mills Drive.<\/p>\n
Kansas City police said the robbery happened sometime between Monday night and Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomebody had to come in during the night in 20-degree weather, climb under the cars, take out a saw and cut out the catalytic converters,\u201d Franz said.<\/p>\n
The 15-year-old charity gives away about 300 cars annually, first on Christmas as part of Cars 4 Christmas, and then for veterans as part a newer program, Cars 4 Heroes.<\/p>\n
A wheelchair lift had been scheduled to be installed in one van Wednesday, Franz said. Instead the van will be visiting a muffler shop, and the disabled woman for whom it was meant will have to wait. Franz estimated repairs will reach $3,000, including labor.\u00a0 Crooks that steal from charities are especially pathetic, I hope these folks get caught and get a good whooping in jail!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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