Thief steals donations from temple serving as storm shelter

Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Police are looking for a thief who was caught on camera stealing donation pots in the middle of Hurricane Harvey.

It happened at the Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple on Aug. 29 at 10080 Synott Rd.
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Surveillance video from inside the temple shows the man getting away with pots filled with money.

The temple had opened its doors as a shelter just hours before.
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Temple leaders said $4,000 to $5,000 in donations were stolen, which was about a week's worth of collections.

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