Gift basket stolen from Cops for Cancer fundraiser
Posted August 25, 2012 5:32 pm.
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SAANICH (NEWS1130) – It’s one thing to steal something that isn’t yours. It’s quite another to steal from a police fundraiser.
That’s exactly what happened after a $200 gift basket was stolen during the Tour de Rock Cops for Cancer Fundraiser.
Staff Sgt. Scott Treble says the thief came in the recreation centre through a back door and made off with the donation.
One of the officers viewed surveillance video from the centre and says he recognized the man.
“Perhaps this can all turn into a positive if they’re able to put another basket together and get some extra funding for the ride,” Treble suggests.
Treble says the man is well-known to police and has an extensive criminal record stretching back twenty years.
This fundraiser was sponsored by the Edges on Ice hockey training program.
