(Submitted/RCMP)

By Cam Lee

Local Grinch

Donation box stolen in Humboldt

Dec 11, 2019 | 2:16 PM

RCMP in Humboldt are investigating the theft of a donation box that was meant for WE Day in Canada.

The incident happened at a business in the 700 block of Main St. in Humboldt on Sunday, Dec. 8, at about 6:30 p.m.

Security video showed a woman tucking the donation box under her shirt before she left the store.

The woman is about 5’7″, 160 to 190 lbs, with black shoulder length hair tied in a ponytail and thin eyebrows. She was wearing a red Toronto Raptors hooded sweatshirt.

The suspect was accompanied by a youth wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and camouflage t-shirt, however police do not believe the youth had direct involvement in the theft.

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The two left the store in a black Dodge Journey SUV, seen below:

(Submitted/RCMP)

The donation box was nearly full when it was taken, and employees said they usually get between $60 and $100 when emptying the boxes.

Anyone with information on the incident can contact Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP at (306) 365-1370 or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

You can also text TIP206 plus your message to CRIMES (274637), or submit a tip on the Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers website.

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cam.lee@jpbg.ca

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