ESSENTIAL items for those in need were stolen from Dunfermline High Street by someone claiming to be from the Salvation Army.

Sheds Hairdressing staff had been placing bread, milk, toilet rolls and more at the Market Cross in the town and outside their shop on Guildhall Street.

The ‘Wire In’ initiative started two weeks ago, with the business placing a notice outside to the public.

It read: “If you need it, take it. If not, take it for someone that may need it.

“Alternatively, you might want to add a little something to it. Dig deep and stick in, Scotland.”

Their generosity meant nothing to one individual, who posed as a Salvation Army member last Monday morning to take all of the goods.

David Robertson, from Dunfermline Salvation Army, said: “We heard that someone claiming to be a Salvation Army representative had taken all of the supplies that were left out.

“I can say that the person was not from ourselves.

“I just don’t understand why anyone would do such a thing.”

Dunfermline Central councillor Garry Haldane was disgusted by the incident.

He commented: “Posing as a charity worker to take items away from those who need it is an absolute disgrace.

“How could you live with yourself? How could you sleep at night?

“All we’ve seen recently is greed and selfishness from people in the past few weeks, and this just adds to that.

“What Sheds have done is fantastic, it’s a very good sentiment from them.

“They’ve done a great thing to help those less fortunate but this individual doesn’t seem to care at all about that.

“They’ve cleared the lot. They don’t have a conscience.”

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