A business owner in Normal Heights was shocked when she discovered all the toys inside her holiday toy drive donation box had been stolen. In an inspiring show of holiday spirit, it didn’t take long for people in the neighborhood to make it right.
It was a crummy crime. Someone stole toys meant for kids in need from outside the Pet Me Please toy store in Normal Heights.
“It wasn’t like it said, ‘free toys.’ It said, ‘Toy drive for children,’ so whoever took it didn’t mistake it for something that was given away,” owner Cindy Kindt said.
It was Kindt’s first toy drive. She said the box was kept outside during store hours, and there were at least a dozen toys inside.
“We’ve never had that type of problem. I don’t know what brought this on,” she said. “I’m really surprised someone would do that. I mean, from little …