KROC Center robbed days before annual Fall Festival

The Kroc Center. Photo courtesy Facebook

Date: October 26, 2022

The Salvation Army KROC Center was robbed Tuesday morning. Two subjects as yet unknown breached its 1833 Broad St. location, stealing two golf carts and a generator.

“They broke into our storage area, or maintenance area, which was locked, gated and alarmed,” said development director Derek Dugan. “We’re trying to figure out why.”

The robbery has occurred days before the Kroc Center Fall Festival on Saturday.

“It’s unfortunate that we were robbed, but even worse because of the timing,” said Major Jonathan Raymer, Area Commander and Chief Kroc Officer. “We need our golf carts for this and just purchased the generator to power our bounce houses for this event.”

If anyone has information regarding the missing golf carts or generator, please contact the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office at (706) 821-1000.

Skyler Q. Andrews is a staff reporter covering business for The Augusta Press. Reach him at skyler@theaugustapress.com. 

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Skyler Andrews is a bona fide native of the CSRA; born in Augusta, raised in Aiken, with family roots in Edgefield County, S.C., and presently residing in the Augusta area. A graduate of University of South Carolina - Aiken with a Bachelor of Arts in English, he has produced content for Verge Magazine, The Aiken Standard and the Augusta Conventions and Visitors Bureau. Amid working various jobs from pest control to life insurance and real estate, he is also an active in the Augusta arts community; writing plays, short stories and spoken-word pieces. He can often be found throughout downtown with his nose in a book, writing, or performing stand-up comedy.

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