'You didn't steal from us you stole from hungry families' - that from a Southland Charity fleeced of donations destined for struggling whānau.
A large chest freezer and all the meat in it was swiped from a St Vincent De Paul property in Invercargill between July 6 and 7.
And to add insult to injury they also pinched the charity's own van to make off with the donated spoils.
Now police are warning locals to beware of black market meat deals.
St Vincent De Paul volunteer Richard O'Connell talks to Lisa Owen.
