Toys stolen from West Central Fresno home just before Christmas

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Video obtained by Action News shows a thief ripping disconnected a information camera successful the midst of brazen robbery astatine a West Central Fresno home.

Inside the home, hundreds of Toys that were astir to beryllium passed retired to children, conscionable successful clip for Christmas.

"The kids. The families who are disenfranchised and who are hurting, they're impacted by this," said Harvest of Harmony International Church pastor Kelvin Morgan.

Morgan explains, helium woke up to this ringing camera footage of 2 men loading 4 to 5 1000 dollars' worthy of toys into a motortruck connected Saturday morning.

"I was heartbroken. We person a batch of families that beryllium connected us. They registered for these toys," said Morgan.

The religion precocious purchased this home, and Morgan says it's seldom near unattended.

Church leaders planned to walk retired toys to the 400 kids that registered for a acquisition connected Sunday but sadly that won't happen.

"We spot the request present successful the community. We spot the families struggling during this clip of recession, if you will. High summation nutrient and shortages. This is wherefore we give," said Morgan.

Morgan says Harvest of Harmony has delivered toys to their assemblage for astir 20 years. The toys travel from Toys for Tots.

"We're saddened to perceive whenever thing similar this happens. Because these families that registry are depended upon that," said Toys for Tots coordinator, Jessica Montano.

Even though we are little than a week distant from Christmas, Montano is inactive hopeful they'll beryllium capable to get toys successful the hands of kids who could usage a small other joyousness this year.

"Everything is for the kids. Everything we bash is for the kids due to the fact that they don't power the circumstances that they're surviving in," said Montano.