NJ Woman Swipes 'Toys For Tots' Donations At Police Station: Cops

WAYNE, NJ — There aren't many worse places to attempt a crime than a police station. But that's where a woman began her heist of Wayne Township's Toys for Tots donations, according to authorities.

Rasha Elsayed was in the police department lobby, waiting to meet someone at about 5:05 p.m. Friday, according to police. Alert dispatchers, via security cameras, saw Elsayed exit the lobby through the main corridor of Town Hall, where she approached the Toys for Tots bins, according to police.

The Paterson woman then removed 10 toys from the bins and put them in her bags, police said. Police proceeded to the lobby and said they saw the toys protruding from her bags.

Detectives took Elsayed into custody for theft and recovered the toys — valued at a total of $155.31. Elsayed, 40, was charged with theft and released on a summons.

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