(NEW TECUMSETH) – On Saturday, December 20th, 2014, Officers of the Nottawasaga Detachment, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a theft complaint from two separate business locations in Alliston regarding Salvation Army donation kettles.
A male person approximate age late 40’s, dressed in replica Salvation Army uniform including a peak cap, was observed removing donation kettles, and replacing with an empty donation kettle.
After emptying the removed kettle, he moved on to a second location and repeated the action.
Police are obtaining video surveillance in an effort to identify the thief. OPP are asking the public to be aware of anyone tampering with these donation kettles and contact police. Any information that can be provided such as, description of person(s), and involved vehicles would be helpful.
The thefts were discovered when legitimate Salvation Army representatives attended shortly after to pick up donations. They are unable to estimate the total value of the loss