Bulletproof vests donated to Ukraine stolen in NYC

About 300 bulletproof vests destined for Ukraine were stolen from a New York City non-profit that's been leading an effort to collect and ship tactical gear to people in the conflict zone.

Police say the used vests, donated by local law enforcement, were taken from the offices of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and the Ukrainian National Women's League of America in Manhattan.

Dobriansky, Spokesman, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America said "We don't know exactly how they came in, we did not see any signs of forced entry... nothing was broken in respect of somebody smashing somebody something in," “They look like 18 passenger or 15 passenger vans with pretty big vans, but no seats. And we saw that people with hoods, hoodies and masks.”

Police departments in the New York City area have donated hundreds of decommissioned bulletproof vests to charities supporting Ukrainian forces.

Dobriansky said The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office on Long Island donated the vests. The non-military grade vests would have been given to truck drivers, medics and priests.