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Marshall police seek information about theft of cancer fundraising money

Friday, October 3, 2008 ~ Updated 11:14 AM
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A suspect is seen walking from the Break Time convenience store in Marshall holding a can used to collect money to help Fitzgibbon Hospital purchase cancer center equipment.
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The Marshall Police Department is investigating a theft from Break Time, which occurred on Friday, Sept. 26.

The theft involved a pink cancer donation can for the "Week in Pink" fundraising campaign to purchase cancer center equipment for Fitzgibbon Hospital.

Two male subjects were involved in the crime.

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A man suspected of distracting a convenience store clerk while an accomplice allegedly stole a cancer center fund-collecting can is seen leaving the store Friday, Sept. 26.
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One of the subjects distracted the clerk, while the second subject picked up the charity can and walked out of the store.

Police ask anyone who knows these subjects or has any information related to this crime to please contact the Marshall Police Department at 660-886-7411.


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really come on now was it necessary for these guys to be so dumb and steal money that was going to a cancer organization wow i bet one of them end up with cancer and realise how much it sucks to not have a cure for everyone maybe theyll be that one w.o a cure or maybe not but i hope some how they learn...i mean come on the amount of money that was in that jar im sure wasnt much umm loosers u could of at least fricken stole from a store or ur neighbor this WAS for charity now its in the hands of some skumbag loser come on now i really do hope one of them read this and know how highly i think of them and how much of a lowlife skumbag idiodic loser they are!

-- Posted by ballin on Wed, Oct 15, 2008, at 7:28 PM

so.. what happened with this? who were the guys? i think i have an idea on who one of them are, i'm just unsure of the other.

-- Posted by missanonymous07 on Sat, Oct 11, 2008, at 9:53 PM
Response by Eric Crump/Editor:
I asked a police official about it last week. They have received several tips about the identity of the alleged thieves and are continuing the investigation.

wonder if they have anyone in their families with cancer

-- Posted by marshallmoresident on Thu, Oct 9, 2008, at 7:33 PM

This is crazy. Why would anyone take that? I dont reconize either one of these guys, Hopefully they will be caught. Something is really wrong if they dont. Surely this picture has been issued to other counties and states.

-- Posted by marshallmoresident on Thu, Oct 9, 2008, at 7:32 PM

good 1 LIL BIT , LOOKS PINK HANDED TO ME !!!! , ok with such a good set of pics , why have they not been caught yet ??? , go MPD we need these dips in the poke'eeeee.

-- Posted by gokinser11 on Thu, Oct 9, 2008, at 3:02 PM

i could just fall on the floor laughing at the guy with the can in his hand! my goodness just caught on tape red handed. thats just sick and now his face is plastered all over the front page news and people seem to be pretty sure who this guy is. sure hope he has no enemies cuz hes gettin told on. in the voice of red fox "YOU BIG DUMMY" YOU DESERVE TO BE CAUGHT IDIOT! THE THINGS PEOPLE DO FOR SOME CHANGE. PEOPLE ARE SICK AND DYING FROM CANCER AND YOU HAVE NO HEART. PLEASE GO HARD ON HIM THAT WAS JUST FAUL.

-- Posted by LIL BIT on Mon, Oct 6, 2008, at 9:18 AM

well it seems to me like we all know who that boy is...how dumb and selfish can you be?? HELLO ANYBODY EVER HEAR OF A JOB!?! What a lowlife

-- Posted by union6688 on Mon, Oct 6, 2008, at 3:13 AM

What a dumby.. Lol

-- Posted by mtownsav on Sun, Oct 5, 2008, at 2:14 PM

some people will do anything , may u get cancer a rote with out a cure , that to be your punishment for being this low and do some thing like this , u are scumbags !!!!

-- Posted by gokinser11 on Sat, Oct 4, 2008, at 10:32 PM

anonymous tips to the police are in a whole different ballpark than making statements on a public forum accusing someone of committing a crime. however, truth is a defense to libel or slander so if you turn out to be right, all is good. if you're wrong, you've just damaged someone's reputation needlessly. i agree with imaloony that contacting the police is the responsible way to provide information to help them solve this crime. you're scraping the bottle of the barrel if you are stealing charitable donations. sheesh. do you have no conscience at all?

-- Posted by in bloom on Sat, Oct 4, 2008, at 7:52 AM

Actually the police receive anonymous tips all the time and it's not libel. If a person looks like a suspect, then they look like a suspect. I would imagine the original image is also clearer than the picture here and the suspect could easily be chosen from a lineup. I would still say that tips be phoned in and not be made here so as not to alert the suspect that someone has made him! Of course if he reads the paper and isn't still stoned then he will probably get the heck out of Dodge anyway. Pretty lame stealing from a cancer collection jar, karma comes around though!

-- Posted by DAgates on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, at 11:16 PM

Wow,

This kid is really dumb.Great shot of him though. He wont be that hard to find with his face all over the paper. He must be high to be that stupid.

-- Posted by notgvnasht on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, at 4:37 PM

I'm no lawyer, but perhaps it would be better to refrain from suggesting names of possible suspects on here.... Even though this forum is semi-anonymous, I think it could still be considered libel if you were incorrect and someone chose to pursue it....

-- Posted by imaloony on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, at 3:56 PM
Response by Eric Crump/Editor:
Good suggestion. Best to call the police. 886-7411.

I've been away from Marshall for 2 1/2 years and knew exactly who that was by the picture! He hasn't changed!

-- Posted by duh! on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, at 3:31 PM

No racist comments now!!

-- Posted by 17mizzou17 on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, at 2:29 PM

" More like the loser twins "

I pray his parent's or a immediate family member which he loves and do anything in the world for does not need any equipment that money might have helped bring to our hometown. get a J O B!!

-- Posted by momandgramma on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, at 1:53 PM

The funny thing is he could have found more money on the sidewalks and on the curbs on his walk to the store than what was in the jar!!

-- Posted by local-A-rod on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, at 1:41 PM

Looks like a Gilmore boy?

-- Posted by local-A-rod on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, at 1:34 PM

Good point! None of these inconsiderate people have the brains to think of something like that. They will just have to learn the hard way!

-- Posted by aen2012 on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, at 1:26 PM

WOW!I can't help but wonder if the amount of money in the can is more than what is costs to hire a lawyer!

-- Posted by litlmissme on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, at 12:31 PM

Don't think they are smart enough to realize that there are cameras to catch them. They need to do more than get a job!!!

-- Posted by duke2007 on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, at 11:18 AM

What a bunch of inconsiderate people! Get a job! Don't you know that there are cameras and you will get caught...you should be ashamed!

-- Posted by karma is real on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, at 10:47 AM


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