Another theft of donated property left outside the Take 2 Hospice shop in Kaitaia has been reported to the police, again with photos, but this time with the name of the man who, along with two women, rummaged through bags of donated clothing, some of which they took with them when they left.
The man was quickly identified by a number of people who said they knew him well.
Warnings that both the front and back doors of the Hospice shop were under CCTV surveillance did little to deter thieves, shop manager Laurie Andrew said, and the continuing thieving was driving her to despair.
"Why do we bother?" she asked yesterday, after viewing images of Monday afternoon's incident, and another late that night.
When staff arrived on Tuesday morning they discovered garments that thieves, who, using torches, appeared at 11.15pm, taking some garments from the bags they had been delivered in and leaving what they didn't want.