Victoria police say a male suspect stole a poppy donation box early Thursday morning from a business in the 2600-block of Blanshard Street. Photo courtesy CBC.
Victoria police are hoping the public can help catch the suspect of a stolen poppy donation box early Thursday morning.
Officers were called to a business in the 2600-box of Blanshard Street at 3:20 a.m. after a man was seen cutting a security cord and stealing the box.
The business is a Tim Horton’s store.
When another customer confronted the suspect, a weapon was produced and the man threatened the bystander with harm.
The suspect fled with the poppy box.
Police describe the suspect as a Caucasian man in his 20s standing 5’8″ tall with a medium build.
The suspect was wearing either a dark baseball hat or a hood, baggy cargo pants with pockets on the side and was carrying a black backpack.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about the crime to call Victoria police or Crime Stoppers.
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