{"id":7553,"date":"2013-09-11T08:34:26","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T12:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=7553"},"modified":"2013-09-11T18:53:10","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T22:53:10","slug":"who-would-steal-city-playground-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=7553","title":{"rendered":"Who would steal city playground equipment?"},"content":{"rendered":"

That question is being investigated by Coatesville officials<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Updated at 6:50 p.m. with police comment<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

By Kathleen Brady Shea<\/span><\/strong>, Managing Editor, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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City officials are seeking information about whoever stole the slides and ramp from this playground assembly behind the Gordon Elementary Center.<\/p><\/div>\n

A Scrooge has thwarted the efforts of a group of Good Samaritans to rescue some unused playground equipment destined for use by Coatesville children, city officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

A plan to relocate about $15,000 worth of unused equipment behind the Gordon Education Center hit an impasse on Tuesday when volunteer crews arrived to begin dismantling the setup and found that the slides and ramp had disappeared, said Marie Hess, who heads the city\u2019s Park and Recreation Commission.<\/p>\n

It was Hess who had issued a plea on social media for assistance in moving the equipment, which the school district had given to the city about three years ago. The request had some urgency because the building is now being used by Lincoln University for college classes. Not only was the equipment in the way, but it was also in danger of being torn down, Hess said.<\/p>\n

Hess said three companies \u2013 Keares Electric, The Coatesville Solar Initiative, and Mid-Atlantic Forestry Equipment \u2013 and an area nonprofit, David\u2019s Drive 831, had offered to relocate the assembly across the street to Ash Park, where it would be well-used.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever knows of anything having to do with the slides or ramp, please let someone know, or just return it,\u201d said Hess, adding that police had been contacted. \u201cYou are not hurting anyone but the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police Sgt. Steven Smith agreed. He said it was sad and disheartening to think that someone would steal from children. “We’re going to do whatever we can to catch whoever did this,” he said.<\/p>\n

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