Hundreds of turkeys for Thanksgiving giveaway stolen, nonprofit says

About 500 frozen turkeys intended to be distributed in a community giveaway were stolen from a Southern California nonprofit, the organization said.

The U.R. Important Foundation in Lake Elsinore, California, discovered the turkeys were stolen the morning of Nov. 22, just days before the Thanksgiving holiday, the foundation said.

“We were preparing to provide turkeys to families, pantries, and churches in the Inland Empire area,” the foundation told USA TODAY in a statement…

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