Letter to the Editor: Iowa Family Wants Stolen Pictures Returned

We were recently in the area, in fact we were returning to Des Moines, Iowa, from a family reunion in Florida when we took our 3 grandsons—ages 4, 8 and 9—plus their mother, our oldest daughter, so that the boys could have some summer fun. We did the beach in the Daytona area, then to Anna Marie Island beach, then onto Legoland because the boys love Legos.

We stopped at restaurant off of Interstate 70 on Veterans Memorial to eat around 5:30 p.m. Our vehicle was broken into. It was locked up, as we had purchased several items for the grandsons. The thieves took everything—library books, Legos, backpacks with stuffed animals, Nintendo DS games, checkbooks, cash and cameras.

To the people who broke into our vehicle Thursday, July 5, 2012 between 5:45 p.m. and 7 p.m.: Can we please have the chops back that were in the cameras there were over more than 400 pictures taken at our reunion, the beaches and Legoland. There are so many memories on these pictures. Our grandsons would forgive you.

Please, please turn it in or mail them to or the St. Charles Police Department. 

Thank you from three little boys who are very confused, and very sad that someone would take all of their belongings. 
Thank you so much and respectfully,

Ramkishore and Connie Mangra
Des Moines, Iowa