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Coat donation incident

The incident where 15 winter coats were found hung on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary

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Feb 3, 2026

Are there dated photos, surveillance video, or eyewitness accounts linking a specific person to coats placed on school fences?

There are no dated photographs, surveillance videos, or eyewitness statements in the provided reporting that tie a named, specific person to coats placed on school fences; the only direct example of c...

Feb 3, 2026

Fact checked the Substack post about a man named Earl Hutchins donating used children's coats anonymously by placing them A fence by Lincoln Elementary

A social post on reported that were found hung on the chain‑link fence outside with no note, and that the principal worried they might be stolen . There is no corroborating reporting in the provided m...