NBC Universal, Inc. Community members helped to replace gifts that were stolen from Wheels of Change in West Deptford, New Jersey.

A community in South Jersey stepped up to rally around a nonprofit after a real-life Grinch got away with hundreds of toys for children in need.

Wheels of Change in West Deptford, New Jersey, was scrambling to replace hundreds of toys before Christmas after a thief allegedly cut the locks off their trailer and stole bags of gifts.

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The organization had put the toys away in the trailer to set them aside for more than 600 children.

"Honestly, my stomach dropped. I wanted to cry," Wheels of Change founder Brenda Gonzalez had told NBC10. "As we were having a food distributio

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