Information from WYSH Radio
A real-life Grinch struck in Anderson County on Thursday.
Organizers of Saturday’s Rocky Top Christmas Party were driving near the intersection of Highway 116 and Andy’s Ridge Road in Briceville on Thursday evening after a wrapping party, where volunteers had wrapped presents for children in need in the northern part of Anderson County, when their green Ford Ranger’s alternator went out and they stopped by the side of the road.
The occupants of the vehicle locked the truck and went to call for help.
But while they were away from the vehicle, someone smashed in the windows and ransacked it.
Stolen were about 150 Christmas gifts for kids in need—some wrapped, and some unwrapped—a $3,000 photo backdrop that had been loaned to organizers for Santa pictures at Saturday night’s party at Main Street Baptist Church, and a new alternator that had been purchased just a short time before the theft.
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating, and if you have any information on Thursday night’s theft, call them at (865) 457-241.
In the meantime, donations of replacement toys can be made at the Rocky Top Police Department. For more information on how you can help, call Anderson County District 4 Commissioner Tim Isbel at (865) 406-2455.
WYSH Radio in Clinton is an Oak Ridge Today news partner.
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