Crime & Safety
Wilmington Police Turn Pumpkin Theft into Treat for Young Boy
After a 6-year-old's pumpkins were stolen, officers took up a collection to replace them and then some to make for a Happy Halloween.
Photos Courtesy Wilmington Police Department’s Facebook page: Officers Pozzi, Wandell, Dunnett and 6-year-old Sam.
Wilmington Police kept the ”happy” in Halloween Saturday morning after several pumpkins were stolen from a home in town.
Police posted on social media Saturday that they received a call from a resident explaining her 6-year-old son Sam wanted to call 911 to report six of his Halloween pumpkins were stolen. His mom, after explaining to her son that 911 is for emergencies only, called the station’s business line to report the theft. Officers spoke to young Sam who police said tearfully reported the theft of six of his Halloween pumpkins from his front porch.
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Wilmington officers, knowing they were unlikely to find the missing pumpkins, took up a collection, went to the store and purchased eight new pumpkins for sam, along with a bag of candy to get his Halloween off on the right foot. Wilmington Police Officers Pozzi, Wandell and Dunnett then delivered the items to a very exited young boy.
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