Jan Lingford
Repeat thieves have stopped stealing from non-profit
KAMLOOPS – Thieves targeting the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store have temporarily stopped looting the organization’s donation bins for valuable metals. “We’re still at status quo. We haven’t had any more thefts so that’s a good thing... maybe publicizing it helped deter the thieves,” executive director, Jan Lingford said in a phone interview. The warehouse was...
Thieves targeted non-profit 11 times in a month
KAMLOOPS – “Frustrating” and “disheartening” are two words Jan Lingford uses to describe thieves targeting the disadvantaged. The executive director of the Kamloops Habitat for Humanity non-profit says thieves stole from the branch’s supply storage facility 11 times last month. Copper, aluminum, and steel – metals the organization uses to build houses for those who...