Man, 29, Arrested in Catalytic Convertor Theft From Etobicoke Food Charity, 2 Others in the Area
The donation will help cover more than $80,000 in repairs after thieves disabled seven of the charity’s eight food-rescue trucks.
- On Wednesday, local food importer Aurora Foods donated $60,000 to Second Harvest, helping the organization replace catalytic converters stolen from seven of its food rescue trucks.
- Thieves breached the Second Harvest facility in Etobicoke around midnight on Sunday, October 11, cutting exhaust systems to remove catalytic converters from seven trucks before fleeing.
- Chief Executive Officer Lori Nikkel estimates repairs will cost up to $80,000, as the organization delivers food to more than 500 charities across Toronto.
- Toronto police arrested 29-year-old Corey Peter Lane in Oakville on Wednesday, charging him with three counts of break and enter related to the thefts.
- Investigators continue searching for at least one additional suspect, while Second Harvest anticipates returning to full operations within two to three weeks pending damage assessments.
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Man, 29, arrested in catalytic convertor theft from Etobicoke food charity, 2 others in the area
A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the theft of catalytic convertors from an Etobicoke food charity. Toronto police allege a suspect or suspects drove into an adjacent parking lot, cut the fence and entered the Second Harvest facility on foot around 12:15 a.m. Oct. 11. Two suspects seen on surveillance footage then […]
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A Canadian food importing business has come forward with a significant donation to help Second Harvest, which had seven of its trucks vandalized over the Thanksgiving weekend at its Etobicoke headquarters.
Second Harvest receives $60K donation to repair 7 food trucks after catalytic converters stolen Sunday
A Toronto family business donated $60,000 to help charity Second Harvest replace the catalytic converters of 7 of its food rescue trucks after they were stolen early Sunday, putting most of its fleet out of commission for weeks.
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