"Two of those trucks were unable to leave the organization's parking lot in Etobicoke on Monday, and two others broke down on major highways. Security camera footage from early Jan. 1 shows a person near each of the vehicles. "We reviewed the footage and found that on New Year's Day very early in the morning someone came through our lot and was around each of the vehicles that had problems," Salisbury said on Wednesday."
"Salisbury said the vandalism had big impact on operations, forcing the organization to cancel deliveries to 29 charities, which in turn deliver the food to families in need. "That's 20,000 pounds of food that didn't make it out to people that need it that day," he said. Salisbury said the incident was "disappointing" and he has no idea why someone would want to hinder the charity's operations. He said the organization has rented trucks while the vandalized trucks are being repaired."
"Second Harvest has filed a police report about the vandalism, but has not yet heard back about the investigation. Toronto police said in an email on Wednesday a report was filed about mischief to vehicles on Tuesday. "The investigation is in its early stages and officers are looking into the matter," Laurie McCann, spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service, said in the email."
Water was found in the fuel of four Second Harvest trucks, representing nearly a quarter of the organization's fleet. Two trucks could not leave the Etobicoke parking lot and two others broke down on major highways. Security camera footage captured a person near each affected vehicle early on Jan. 1. Deliveries to 29 charities were canceled, preventing distribution of about 20,000 pounds of food. Rented trucks are being used while the vandalized vehicles are repaired. A police report was filed and the investigation into mischief to vehicles is in its early stages.
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