Police in Florence responded to the Harmony Street Home of 85-year-old Ernestine Wright this morning, after someone stole 100 pounds of heating oil from her tank.
The community is coming together to help her buy heat to stay warm tonight.
Police tell us this is the third time this has happened in the past three weeks, costing her more than a thousand dollars.
Florence City Councilman Ed Robinson supplied her with enough heating oil to keep her warm through the weekend.
The Pee Dee Community Action Agency is trying to help her buy more oil for next week because she’s on a fixed income.
The Florence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft, and Sheriff Kenney Boone has committed to his deputies doing more patrols in her community.
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