- Brittney Curry used her Christmas bonus check to shop for sons – Joshua, Christian and Michael – on Friday before going to her Forth Worth apartment
- But she was distraught to find that someone broke into her car at the Saddlehorn Vista apartments and stole the kids’ bikes, games, clothes and shoes
- Curry alerted the Forth Worth Police who said a group of teens had been nearby the car and that the department had records of all the license plates in the area
- The next day, the police brought toys, donated for young crime victims, and let the boys choose their own presents
- They even let the kids choose a present for their unborn baby brother
A Texas woman and her three sons had their Christmas saved by Texas police after someone robbed her car of her presents.
Brittney Curry used her Christmas bonus check to finish shopping for sons – Joshua, Christian and Michael – on Friday before going to her Forth Worth apartment.
But the mother-of-three was shocked to find that someone broke into her car and stole the bikes, games, shoes and clothes she left for a few hours at the Saddlehorn Vista apartments.
Brittney Curry used her Christmas bonus check to shopfor sons – Joshua, Christian and Michael – on Friday before going to her Forth Worth apartment
‘There was no way we were going to be able to rebuy any of those gifts. I was devastated,’ she said to Fox 4.
‘Who steals that kind of stuff? What kind of heart do you have?’
After breaking the news to her distraught children, Curry alerted the Forth Worth Police.
But she was distraught to find that someone broke into her car at the Saddlehorn Vista apartments and stole the kids’ bikes, games, clothes and shoes
The next day the police from Forth Worth brought toys, donated for young crime victims, and let the boys choose their own presents
They claim that a group of teens were near the car that afternoon and have records of all the license plates in the area during the time of the robbery.
And when the mother called the police department to follow up on the next day, she was greeted by a pleasant surprise.
‘He was like, “I have three bags of gifts I want to bring over to you guys.”‘
Fort Worth Police arrived with toys that they had had donated to the department for young crime victims, and let the boys pick out their own toys.
They even let the kids choose a present for their unborn baby brother
‘They were so talkative and amazing with the boys,’ Curry said to Fox 4. ‘It turned a horrific Christmas into something I felt like is normal again’
The children were even able to select gifts for their unborn baby brother.
‘It’s nice to be able to have something just good happen.’ said Officer Bradley Klingberg.
‘Any time you can go and make a real difference in someone’s life, it feels really good.’
Curry added: ‘They were so talkative and amazing with the boys. It turned a horrific Christmas into something I felt like is normal again.’