NORTH COLLEGE HILL, Ohio - Three thieves threaten Christmas tree lot volunteers, hit boy scout with shotgun and escape with less than $400 Monday night.
This Week’s Top Scrooge - Dec. 7, 2007
By ALEXANDER
The three men, This Week’s Top Scrooge(s), are still on the loose, but a pissed-off community rallies to support the local Boy Scout’s effort to raise money for educational trips…and police are resolved to find the heartless thugs.
Community’s Christ-like spirit kicks into high gear for Boy Scout Christmas tree lot…and the search is on for the robbers.
The moral of the story?
What the devil attempted to make evil, God turned to good. The community of North College Hill is just a little bit more loving this week…and some people arose to giving a whole lot more of themselves then they ever knew they had.
“At first I thought it was just a little joke, but then, when I saw the gun, I was terrified,” said John Hancock Jr., 13, of Troop 393. “And after I saw the gun this guy just punched me right here and it knocked me down,” the boy said, pointing to his face.
The men were last seen running down a nearby street after the robbery Monday night.
“They were gutsy enough to not have masks and stupid enough to hit a kid,” said police Sgt. Robert Kidd. “What kind of man hits a kid?”
A business owner has offered to replace the boys’ money. FOXNews.com
