A Lexington foster and adoption agency on Darby Creek Drive is clearly marked by a sign out front and decals on the door, which makes this Crime Stoppers story so tough to tell. The victims of this crime are children and the organization that tries to help find them families.
There’s no surveillance video. This criminal was not caught on camera. What Crime Stoppers dose have is the staff at NECCO, heartbroken over what the thief took from them. Officials tell us that a big screen was taken along with a Nintendo Wii gaming console. They also took a tablet.
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Some may think these are ordinary, everyday items, but to the families who depend on NECCO for their services, it’s a huge loss.
The agency pairs foster kids with potential parents and the electronics help ease the tension of those first few meetings between the two. They act as icebreakers and can help calm the nerves of a stressful situation. And now they’re gone.
One of the investigators commented on just how difficult a case like this is. He says “it pulls on your heartstrings because you understand the work that’s being done there, but what you can’t understand is why somebody would want to victimize a company like this, or the kids.”
Police are reaching out to the public to find the person responsible, and maybe get these items returned to the place where they are invaluable.
