Oorah, a Jewish summer camp company that runs programs for boys and girls at a campus called The Zone in Stamford, reports that last week, a burglar (or burglars?) broke into the camp and made off with some expensive equipment from the game room, including several PlayStation 3 sets and a Nintendo Wii.
Oorah announced today that they are issuing a $2,000 reward for information that gets the missing items returned and the perpetrator arrested.
The Zone, on the site of the former Scotch Valley ski resort in Stamford, straddles Delaware and Schoharie Counties. The incident is in the hands of the Schoharie County sheriff's office. An officer there was unable to provide us with any information today because of flood damage to the department's record-keeping system, but confirmed that officers from the department had responded to the incident.
A press release sent from Oorah today:
Several expensive items from the children’s game-room at The Zone summer camp facility were found to be missing Thursday morning Nov 16, after someone broke in to a back window at the basement level entertainment center of the main building on the former Scotch Valley campus in Stamford.
‘This is someone who knew what he was doing,’ was Hershel Brisk, site manager’s, immediate response to the crime. ‘The burglar knew exactly where to go and which window to break to gain access to our entertainment equipment.’ Surveillance cameras and finger prints are being thoroughly investigated to reveal the identity of the intruder, with the assistance from local authorities, whose help The Zone is exceedingly grateful for.
‘This is a huge disappointment to the underprivileged youth who attend the summer program provided by The Zone, as a haven from their turbulent lives, and to our generous donors who purchased our game-room stock,’ stated Rabbi Avraham Krawiec, camp director. ‘We are pretty dismayed that someone could steal like this from children, it is hard to believe that someone would willingly wish to deprive kids from enjoying their summer to the fullest, an opportunity they wait for all year.’
Oorah is not taking this incident lightly and is issuing a $2,000 reward to the lead resulting in the apprehension of the perpetrator and the missing items which include a number of PC3’s, a wii and dance-pad controller.
Any information relating to this incident can be forwarded in confidence to Chaim at 732 730 1000 ext. 147 or chaim.brisman@oorah.org
