California cancer nonprofit says thieves stole bus with wigs, patient supplies

A crab nonprofit successful California said thieves stole a autobus that carries supplies to patients and has been severely damaged.

The autobus was parked down nan offices of Bay Area Cancer Connections successful San Mateo during President's Day play erstwhile it was stolen, FOX San Francisco reported. 

Inside nan autobus were wigs, hats and different items women battling cancer.

A autobus belonging to California crab nonprofit was stolen, on pinch wigs and different items fixed to bosom and ovarian crab patients for free.  (KTVU)

"The hardest portion astir this is recovering from this, not only is nan autobus retired of commission. It's going to beryllium costly to fix, but replacing each those things for our patients," Rina Bello, executive head of nan nonprofit. 

The group sewage nan autobus backmost Sunday. The catalytic converter was besides stolen and nan group was forced to cancel an arena to service patients past weekend. 

The group utilized nan autobus to bring supplies to patients each complete nan Bay Area. Many of nan women served are low-income and nan services are offered for free.

"Whenever we person to propulsion backmost a service, it's painful," said Beth Solomon, a unpaid pinch Bay Area Cancer Connections. 

Among nan items wrong nan autobus were wigs for crab patients.  (KTVU)

The group plans to beryllium astatine San Francisco General Hospital connected Tuesday wherever 14 patients were expected to beryllium served. It tin only thief five. 

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"I consciousness violated," said Whiley. "It's important to maine and others to get these items," said Shannon Whiley, who is undergoing curen for bosom cancer. "They thief successful truthful galore ways."