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Abilene marines go on shopping spree for Toys for Tots

Even the fictional Grinch stole only the spirit of Christmas.

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Toys must be new and in original packaging.

The Chiefs will hold their 50th annual Toys for Tots collection before their game against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

They looked legitimate enough, Buchanan said.

According to reports, the two suspects were white men in their 50s, and one had a mustache.

Joe Sullivan, co-owner of Nathan Bill’s Bar & Restaurant and younger brother of slain U.S. Marine Tommy Sullivan, said a Toys For Tots gift drive is being held at his Springfield bar in honor of his late brother, who was killed in July in a shooting rampage in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They were wearing reflective vests and driving a green flatbed truck.

They’re providing gifts for about 3,000 children this year. Buchanan told Hometownlife.com in an e-mail warning about the thefts.

A report about the stolen toys was filed with the Westland Police Department.

Yarborough thinks the men may be the same individuals behind a burglary at the Toys for Tots warehouse in Inkster Tuesday morning. Toys for Tots, a nonprofit charity run by the Marine Corps, distributes toys to children whose parents can not afford to buy their kids Christmas presents.

With the collection period coming to an end this week, the Toys for Tots volunteers will turn their attention to distributing the toys to needy children.

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The Toys for Tots Program in Wayne and Oakland Counties are working with local law enforcement officials to address the theft.

Toys for Tots Donation Tuesday Dec. 8