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Police seek help in Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf theft

5:58 PM, Apr. 27, 2011  Burlington Free Press

Burlington police are investigating the theft of meat and other food sometime late Tuesday or early Wednesday morning from two outdoor refrigerated storage units at the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf location on North Winooski Avenue in Burlington.

“It appears someone used a crowbar to pry off the hinges,” Lt. Bruce Bovat said.

The food shelf serves more than 12,000 people a year and is the largest direct service emergency food provider in the state, according to its web site. Bovat said the police report on the incident did not indicate the value of the meat and food that was taken.

Anyone with information about the thefts is asked to contact Cpl. Lance Taylor of the Burlington Police Department at 540-2201.