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Two charged after stealing toys from donations box

PRINCETON, W.Va. — Two people have been charged after allegedly stealing from a Toys for Tots donations box in Mercer County.

According to authorities, Bobby Ray Thornton and Brenda Mathena were allegedly caught on camera Friday taking several bags of toys from the box. Footage also showed the two leaving in a vehicle with a West Virginia license plate.

Officers found the two at an apartment on Old Bluefield Road.





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