Community steps in to help single mom whose car was stolen with son’s Christmas presents inside

GOOD EVENING TO YOU, ELIZABETH, DEAR. WELL, YES. AFTER OUR STORY AIRED FIVE DAYS AGO, THE E-MAILS AND THE CALL JUST CAME POURING INTO OUR NEWSROOM. SO FAR, THE MOM HAS RAISED OVER $10,000 IN DONATIONS. AND THAT’S NOT TO MENTION ALL OF THE TOYS SHE’S RECEIVED, HER FOUR YEAR OLD SAID. TODAY, THE IS JUST THANKFUL. IT IS COMPLETELY RESTORED. FAITH IN HUMANITY. YOU KNOW, HAVING EVERYTHING TAKEN FROM YOU RIGHT FROM RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR DOOR TO THE OVERWHELMING OF SUPPORT IS JUST MIND BLOWING. A SINGLE MOTHER GRACIOUS TO THE COMMUNITY, JACK. IT’S MONSTER TRUCKS, BABY YODA’S VINTAGE STAGE JACKET FOR CHANGING HER FOUR YEAR OLD SON’S CHRISTMAS ONLY WORLD. I CAN EVEN COME UP WITH IS THIS THANKFUL GIRL. NO ONE UNDERSTANDS HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO ME AND MY SON. THE LOT FOR ONE PERSON AT AT CHRISTMAS DURING THE HOLIDAYS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE HAPPIEST WITH YOUR FAMILY. AS YOU FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT HOW HER VEHICLE STOLEN FROM RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER HOME. ABOUT $1,000 WORTH OF PRESENTS FOR HER SON WERE IN THE TRUNK. SHE DOES NOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED BECAUSE AS A CRIME VICTIM, SHE’S STILL SHAKEN UP. THESE PHOTOS SHOW THE KIA SPORTAGE WRECKED IN STRIPPED JUST BLOCKS AWAY. AFTER OUR STORY AIRED OF GIFTS AND CASH POURED IN FROM FORMER SAINTS COACH SEAN PAYTON TO THE MARINES, THAT WORK WITH TOYS FOR TOTS, ORGANIZERS, THEY’VE ALREADY HELPED SO MANY KIDS ACROSS OUR AREA IN NEW. THEY HAD TO MAKE ROOM FOR ONE MORE. I SAW THE ARTICLE. I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ALL THESE TOYS THAT WE’RE GETTING READY TO GIVE OUT TO CHILDREN. YOU KNOW, I WISH THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY I COULD REACH OUT TO HER DIRECTLY. WE WANTED TO GET TOGETHER A GOOD RANGE OF ITEMS. SO WE GOT BOOKS, ARTS, CRAFTS, ITEMS AT, TOYS APPROPRIATE FOR A BOY, AND ALSO A SCOOTER. ONE OF OUR VIEWERS, KATHY VOCE, A GRANDMOTHER HERSELF, JUST SO HAPPENED TO HAVE EXTRA BABY YODA IN TOW. SHE SAID ALL THE TOYS ARE GONE. AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M GOING TO DO. AND EVEN THE BABY YODA IS GONE. AND AT THAT POINT, BABY YODA, I REALIZE, SAID, I HAVE A BABY YODA, GENTLY USED IN LOVE. SHE DONATED THE ANIMALS AND CASH. AS FOR THE MOM, SHE HAD A MESSAGE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO GENEROUSLY REACHED OUT. WHAT DO YOU SAY? YOU BESIDES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR. FOR HELPING ME. THANK YOU FOR GIVING MY SON AN AMAZING CHRISTMAS. PROBABLY THE MOST AMAZING CHRISTMAS WILL EVER HAVE. NOW, THE MOM SAYS IN ADDITION TO USING THE MONEY FOR A DOWNPAYMENT ON A NEW VEHICLE, SHE’LL ALSO USE SOME OF THAT MONEY TO GET HER AND HER SON OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THEY’RE LIVING TO A MORE SAFER SPOT WHEN IT COMES TO THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CAR THEFT, I’M TOLD, AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ARRESTED AT THIS TIME. REPORTING LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS, SHAY O’CONNOR WDSU NEWS. WHAT A GREAT UPDATE AND SEEING HOW FOLKS ARE GIVING TO THOSE THEY DON’T EVEN KNOW. THAT’S WHAT FOLKS DO IT HERE IN LOUISIANA. IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE THAT OUTPOURI

Community steps in to help single mom whose car was stolen with son's Christmas presents inside

Updated: 3:24 AM EST Dec 22, 2022

The community stepped in to help after a woman's vehicle was stolen. Inside the trunk, about $1,000 worth of presents for her 4-year-old son. Since sister station WDSU exclusively interviewed the mom last Friday, she has already received over $10,000 in donations, and that's not to mention all the toys she received from the community. Including former New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton and Toys for Tots.The woman did not want to be identified because of safety concerns but said this in response to all the donations:"What do you say besides 'thank you, thank you!' Thank you for helping me to make my son's Christmas. It'll probably be the best Christmas he'll ever have."It was last Wednesday when police confirmed a Kia Sportage had been stolen from in front of a home. The car was found hours later.The mom said in addition to using the money for a down payment on a new car, she will also use some money to move her son into a safer neighborhood.The suspects are still at large for the car theft that took place on Dec. 14.Watch the video above for the full story.

The community stepped in to help after a woman's vehicle was stolen. Inside the trunk, about $1,000 worth of presents for her 4-year-old son.

Since sister station WDSU exclusively interviewed the mom last Friday, she has already received over $10,000 in donations, and that's not to mention all the toys she received from the community. Including former New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton and Toys for Tots.

The woman did not want to be identified because of safety concerns but said this in response to all the donations:

"What do you say besides 'thank you, thank you!' Thank you for helping me to make my son's Christmas. It'll probably be the best Christmas he'll ever have."

It was last Wednesday when police confirmed a Kia Sportage had been stolen from in front of a home. The car was found hours later.

The mom said in addition to using the money for a down payment on a new car, she will also use some money to move her son into a safer neighborhood.

The suspects are still at large for the car theft that took place on Dec. 14.

Watch the video above for the full story.