According to NBC 10, hundreds of dollars in money and gift cards were allegedly stolen from the family of a 16-year-old Somerset boy battling Leukemia. Alex Rodgers, also known as "Superhero Alex," has been in and out of the hospital since April 2021. Supporters of Alex have sent money and gifts to support the family while he goes through cancer treatment, but all that was stolen.

About $200 in cash and nearly $500 in gift cards were stolen from Alex's mothers parked car that was in their driveway in Somerset. Police have been contacted about the recent incident of theft.