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| Rat bastard steals money raised by schoolkids |
| 2001-10-11 |
Police are investigating what happened to $1,000 raised by Whitman-Hanson Middle School students for local families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. ``We're just devastated,'' said Thomas Benvie, middle school principal. ``We can't believe it. We were hoping there was a mistake, but there wasn't one.'' Nearly 450 students raised $2,700 from the proceeds of selling red, white and blue ribbons, holding a school dance, and forking over their daily snack money toward the fund. On Friday, administrators realized that only $1 bills were left alongside some rolled coins, and that nearly one-third of the money had been stolen from the school's main office. ``We noticed the fives, tens and twenties were missing,'' Benvie said, referring to the larger bills. Benvie then called Hanson police, who yesterday said the theft was under investigation. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |