Caught on camera: Woman steals donation money aimed for homeless veterans

Reported by: Melissa Vega
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Updated: 10/26/2012 10:16 am
BALCONES HEIGHTS, Texas - The Balcones Heights police department is hoping someone recognizes a woman caught on a business surveillance camera.

The video was taken Thursday around 3 pm at the Express Lube off the corner of Babcock and Hillcrest. The video shows an unidentified woman taking a donation box that was sitting on top of the store counter.

Express Lube teamed up with the Alamo Area Mutual Housing Association earlier this month to help raise funds for homeless veterans and their families.

Donation boxes are set up at all 25 Express Lube locations throughout Bexar County.

The money raised will help provide homeless veterans with beds.

"People are providing donations for individuals that made a sacrifice to serve our country, and for somebody to take those donations, I'm just not sure how they can justify that," said Bo Durkop with Express Lube.

Durkop told News 4 WOAI the woman made off with about $100.

"Ultimately we would love for that individual to obviously return that donation box," added Durkop.

Despite the incident the donation campaign will continue through the end of November at all area Express Lube locations.

Express Lube is donating $500 to the Alamo Area Mutual Housing Association.

Anyone with any information in this is case can contact the Balcones Police Department. You can remain anonymous.

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Guest - 10/27/2012 11:40 AM
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When I worked at gas stations in the days before prepay, we had thefts sometimes 3 times a day or more. But always at least once a week even in the suburban stores. Thefts are committed by all walks of life too, mothers with babies in their car would zoom off doing a gas run.

Deepcscott - 10/27/2012 11:26 AM
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What a piece of garbage. But she was just doing what she was taught to do. Do not work and earn it, just take it from someone else. POS.

Cheesylouise - 10/26/2012 5:54 PM
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She will be found at one of the local buffets, stuffing her face.

Molly - 10/26/2012 5:50 PM
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That woman needs to be lynched and her body set on fire.

AFretired2002 - 10/26/2012 3:43 PM
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they say you can judge a man by the enemies he makes, I hope not because judging from some of his enemies I would not judge Founding Father very highly. He must have really lowered himself to have attracted enemies with the intellectual caliber of backtoyou.

AFretired2002 - 10/26/2012 3:12 PM
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superspurs, don't start with me. I am here because of a friend and not to fight with anyone but I am not above defending myself from the onslaught of ignorance that some in here survive on.

TipsyTilly - 10/26/2012 3:04 PM
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Superspurs, FoundingFather was banned a couple of days ago, came back with a new account under another name and was banned again this morning. He needs to step back, take a breath, then come back with all guns blazing.

TipsyTilly - 10/26/2012 3:01 PM
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banned4life, please tell FF that he will be missed tremendously, but I'm glad that he will take some time away and enjoy himself. Please tell him that I know who got him banned (99.99% certain), and I expect to receive the same disrespect from cowardly coyote. Tell him that I expect him back to join the celebration when Romney gets elected President of the United States!!!

Superspurs - 10/26/2012 2:54 PM
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@banned you and FF are taking this stuff way to seriously. Taking a toll on you and FF, dude get a grip.

AFretired2002 - 10/26/2012 2:33 PM
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Dixie, Secure1, and others. I was asked by founding father / LS to say he is taking some time away from woai per my request. I had to step away because of the blatant stupidity and childish actions of those creatures who cannot play by the same rules they set for others. Those who report, call names, denigrate, and spew hateful rhetoric at the same time doing those things and more themselves can take their toll on a person. Founding father is a good friend of mine and I hope he can keep his word and take a break from the idiocy. I got him involved in the woai posts and sometimes I am sorry I did.

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