By Daily Mail Reporter. The pair were caught on camera as they helped themselves to the charity cash from a town centre fountain in the middle of the afternoon. The men, one wearing a camouflage jacket and the other a baseball cap, leant over the edge of the fountain and used long sticks to drag the coins towards them, then reached into the water to fish them out.
Dreadful: One man was spotted using a stick to rake up money while the other suspect appears to have coins inside his hand after plunging his arm in. Brazen: Despite being photographed in broad daylight both men were happy to be shown pocketing cash from the fountain.
Witnesses said the two continued to trawl the foot-deep water despite efforts from members of the public to intervene. Sharon Bevis, 33, used her mobile phone to take photographs of the pair after she spotted them in Redditch, Worcestershire, at about 4pm on Monday. Spotted: One of the shameless thieves looks up to see they are being photographed but they continued regardless. Local traders were left outraged yesterday.
Do they not realise they are essentially robbing seriously ill children? For years, the bits of loose change that get swept up in the town, including when the fountain gets cleared out, have been gathered up, cleaned, and donated to charity. We rely on fundraising and voluntary donations for the majority of our income. West Mercia Police said they were investigating the incident.
Pond life: Caught on camera, thieves stealing coins from wishing fountain for dying children Police are tracking the men, who carried on despite being photographed One used a stick to rake up coins while the other put in his whole arm Money is thrown into fountain for Acorns Children's Hospice in Redditch By Daily Mail Reporter Published: GMT, 14 June Updated: GMT, 15 June e-mail View comments.
