Dallas Man Arrested for Stealing 160,000 Diapers

A Dallas man has been arrested in the theft of 160,000 diapers from a charity, Captain Hope’s Kids, reports the Dallas News. Suggested Reading A Peek Inside Mary J. Blige’s Beautiful Jersey Mansion That Nobody Wanted How A Black Woman Helped To Revolutionize Pilates In The United States A List of Black Hollywood Celebs Backing Donald…

A Dallas man has been arrested in the theft of 160,000 diapers from a charity, Captain Hope’s Kids, reports the Dallas News.

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Roderick Phillips, 39, was arrested on Oct. 22 for theft and evading arrest. Phillips is a former employee of the charity, which lost roughly $34,000 worth of diapers in the theft, which occurred Oct. 8 or 9. Security video depicts a man wearing red shorts walking away with a load of diapers.

The charity distributes 16,000 diapers a week and also provides school supplies and recreational activities for 44,000 children in Dallas.

Read more at the Dallas News.

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