Tools stolen from charity puts household renovation in jeopardy

Volunteers are exploring for stolen instruments from a task they were being performing on in Hempstead Thursday night.

The employees were being developing a home for a family in need to have when the applications went lacking.

Gina Centauro, of Rescuing Families, say they misplaced $25,000 worthy of of machines – which is a major strike to their charity.

Rescuing People has been functioning considering the fact that January to make the property handicapped accessible. The undertaking is now on pause.

Numerous of the stolen equipment have been in Vincent Centauro’s household for many years.

“From my grandfather, from my dad, which I do not have any lengthier,” Vincent Centauro suggests. “All those were equipment that have been utilized each day. I you should not have these loved ones customers in this article with me any longer. But I was in a position to have people resources. It meant the earth to me to have all those.”

A police investigation is underway.

The Centauros are scrambling to increase income by means of a property sale Sunday in Franklin Square to swap the tools so they can complete the renovations on the household. They program to have other lawn profits.

“It isn’t going to just have an effect on us,” Gina Centauro suggests. “It has an effect on each and every loved ones that we are supporting. With no these instruments we are not capable to assist households.”

Anyone with information about the situation is urged to phone Nassau police at 516-573-6353.