Port Hope woman charged for allegedly stealing poppy donation box

Written By Dan Jones

A Port Hope woman is facing charges for allegedly stealing a poppy donation box.

Police claim the incident occurred Wednesday evening at a restaurant on Peter Street.

Staff reported that a woman entered the establishment, approached the front counter, and concealed the poppy donation box in her jacket before leaving.

Security footage was used to identify the suspect. She was arrested Thursday and held for a bail hearing.

Dan Jones

Dan Jones is a veteran radio and web journalist with 18 years in the news business. He has reported on Indigenous issues in Northern and Western Canada. This former News Director has covered provincial legislative politics in the Yukon and Saskatchewan.

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