“I spoke to the police this morning who said it's actually not uncommon for people who do break-ins and these kinds of things to come back a second or even a third time,” says Pearson. This is the first incident of its kind in the organization's 37-year history. Pearson believes the return trip may have been retaliation for posting on social media about the first break-in, and the outrage from the public. “It wasn't so much that they were looking for something, I think they were trying to do damage.” “It was like they were targeting the food bank,” says Glen Pearson, co-director of LFB. The wheels were stolen off the wheelbarrows used to work in the garden in London, Ont., on Monday, July 3, 2023. Reyes says in total, they took about 20 plants, five marigolds, the wheels off the wheelbarrows worth about $10 each, and some tools worth about $300. “I was really shaken yesterday that they came back,” says Reyes. He also stole the wheels off the wheelbarrows which will prevent volunteers from doing their work this week. Tools were stolen from the London Food Bank when a thief broke into their shed in London, Ont., on Monday, July 3, 2023.

He allegedly stole tools from a shed after breaking the lock, left with a cart full of plants, and broke into the greenhouse. He says a man cut a hole in the fence causing $2,000 in damage. “It was a two-week project, that in 10 minutes was ruined,” says Reyes.ĬTV was given a tour through the rain-soaked garden Monday, where Reyes described everything that happened. However, he came back late Sunday night to finish what he started. Reyes says the man loaded up a pair of carts with plants, but was chased off the property when spotted by a neighbour around 5 a.m. Security footage shows the alleged thief entering the greenhouse at the London Food Bank. It all began late last week, when Reyes says someone cut a hole in the east fence of the garden and spent more than two hours on the property. “He grabbed the plants right out of the container,” says Luis Reyes, greenhouse coordinator at the LFB. Officials at the London Food Bank (LFB) feel they were targeted after a pair of bizarre break-ins over the weekend.

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