Callous thieves steal charity money during Falkirk Kelpies break-in

Three charity tins and a number of other items were stolen after thieves broke into a secured coffee kiosk located near the famous Kelpies in Falkirk's Helix Park.
By James Trimble
Published 3rd Jun 2022, 11:22 BST
Updated 3rd Jun 2022, 14:50 BST
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The theft happened at Grants Ice Cream and Coffee kiosk, in front of the Helix Park visitor centre, sometime overnight on Thursday, June 2 and was discovered at 8am this morning.

Kiosk owner Sarah Grant said: “I’m just sickened with it. They used a step ladder and broke the locks to get in – they must have hit them until they broke. Then they ransacked the place, stealing two charity tins for Scottish Autism and a collection for Parkinsons, as well as helping themselves to some juice and biscuits – and some coffee beans – which were found near the visitor centre.”

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The break-in happened at a kiosk near the world famous KelpiesThe break-in happened at a kiosk near the world famous Kelpies
The break-in happened at a kiosk near the world famous Kelpies
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"I locked up at 6.30pm yesterday and found it like this just before 8am this morning.”

Sarah said she called the police this morning and was told officers would be looking into the incident.

She is also hopeful the park CCTV may have captured images of the culprits.

"They must have been visible somewhere near the visitor centre,” said Sarah.

The kiosk was damaged by the thieves when the broke inThe kiosk was damaged by the thieves when the broke in
The kiosk was damaged by the thieves when the broke in
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8.55am on Friday, June3, police received a report of a break-in to a coffee stand at Helix Park in Falkirk. Two charity

tins were stolen from the premises and enquiries are ongoing to trace those responsible.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident number 0686 of Friday, June 3.