Truck similar to one filled with toys stolen from Bay Shore party planning company (credit: Handout)

BAY SHORE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A truck filled with toys that were to be donated to children battling serious illnesses has been stolen on Long Island.

Suffolk County Police said the theft occurred sometime between 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday on South Fehr Way in Bay Shore.

“We couldn’t believe it. We looked up and down the street, around the block and couldn’t find it anywhere,” CoCo Events Inc. owner Jim Cohn told WCBS 880’s Sophia Hall.