<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3bAsg3_1Gxd6u3V00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3bAsg3_1Gxd6u3V00" width="1200" height="675" >The Mesquite Police Department is searching for the people responsible for breaking into trailers belonging to the community beautification nonprofit, Keep Mesquite Beautiful Inc.The organization estimates more than $10,000 worth of items were stolen after a community event. Mesquite police said the theft happened sometime between Friday afternoon and Monday morning at Paschall Park. According to the nonprofit, thieves cut the locks on two trailers and took landscaping equipment, tables, chairs, tents and supplies used for cleanup and beautification projects.Keep Mesquite Beautiful Executive Director Jonathan Chitty said the organization has spent years building up its equipment and relies on fundraising to pay for its work.“I was devastated. I was in shock,” Chitty said. “I couldn't believe that someone would come and take from a nonprofit.”The loss extends beyond Keep Mesquite Beautiful’s own events. The nonprofit partners with Mesquite ISD schools through its Green Team program, providing students with supplies for campus cleanups. Volunteer and teacher Victoria Lopez called the theft “a big setback.”“We use those grabbers, the vests, the trash bags, the gloves that they provide for us,” Lopez said.Keep Mesquite Beautiful Inc.'s equipment is also used outside schools, including after severe weather and to help residents who may not have the tools they need themselves.“Without Keep Mesquite Beautiful and without the resources that they give us, none of that is possible,” Lopez said.Chitty said the organization will have to work to replace the items taken, but is hoping those responsible have a change of heart. “We hope that you will find it in your heart to do the right thing and bring our stuff back. And at this point, all is forgiven on my side. I just need our supplies to help us continue doing the work that we do in our community," Chitty said. </div></body>

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The Mesquite Police Department is searching for the people responsible for breaking into trailers belonging to the community beautification nonprofit, Keep Mesquite Beautiful Inc. The organization estimates more than $10,000 worth of items were stolen after a community event. Mesquite police said the theft happened sometime between Friday afternoon and...

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The Mesquite Police Department is searching for the people responsible for breaking into trailers belonging to the community beautification nonprofit, Keep

‘It's devastating': Thieves target Keep Mesquite Beautiful trailers

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