Surprising surveillance footage captured the second a grown man robbed two younger youngsters from their lemonade stand.
Surveillance footage reveals a automobile pulling as much as the stand on a driveway in Chesapeake, Virginia, when a person exits the automobile and approaches Rebecca Caldwell, 10, and her brother, Josh.
Rebecca instructed NewsNation affiliate WAVY that she began to supply him lemonade when he abruptly grabbed the cash jar and ran away.
‘We already acquired $40. It appeared fairly good, after which the man got here,’ Rebecca stated. ‘He acted very nice. He was simply saying, like, ‘Good, y’all are doing a lemonade stand.’ After which he was getting fairly shut, however my again was turned so I did not actually notice.’
Rebecca and her brother instantly ran inside to inform their mom what occurred. The suspect has but to be recognized.
A grown man in Chesapeake, Virginia robbed two younger youngsters of the cash they made promoting lemonade on the road
Rebecca stated she began to supply him lemonade however he abruptly grabbed the cash jar and ran away
‘I simply needed to search out out who would try this, as a result of they’re simply harmless children out right here, you recognize, having lemonade stands,’ stated Annetta Caldwell, Rebecca and Josh’s mom.
The siblings have hosted lemonade stands and bake gross sales beforehand and stated they’ve by no means had a problem.
‘It was like a scorching summer season day, so I assumed it might be good for folks to have lemonade,’ Rebecca stated.
Dad Ryan Caldwell stated he’s fearful in regards to the lasting affect this traumatizing expertise could have on his youngsters.
‘I do not assume it is actually even in regards to the cash,’ he stated. ‘They identical to doing it and being out right here and seeing folks. We do not need that stolen away from them, you recognize, we would like the enjoyable, the innocence, to stay. So, that is in all probability the worst half — the stolen innocence concerned.’
The cash Rebecca and Josh made was both going to go to their older sister or their financial savings for a mud bike.
‘I do not know if we must always speak to him, a part of me desires some solutions,’ Annetta Caldwell stated.
However the little lady stated she needed to deal with compassion and forgiveness.
‘We wish him to turn out to be a Christian and have a superb life, however we might say not go to jail, extra neighborhood service, stuff like that,’ she stated.
The sister-brother duo have hosted lemonade stands and bake gross sales beforehand and stated they’ve by no means had a problem
Their father, Ryan Caldwell (far proper), stated he’s fearful in regards to the lasting affect this traumatizing expertise could have on his youngsters
Police had been fast to reply to the incident and talked to Rebecca and Josh.
‘They’ve had loads of follow-up with us,’ Ryan Caldwell stated. ‘They have been speaking properly and stuff. So, they’re very curious about serving to and seeing this resolve.’
The undeterred duo stated they plan to host one other lemonade stand Saturday on Bells Mill Street from 10 am. till 2 pm.
