THIS MAN is accused of stealing poppy donation box from local bar. Courtesy photos.
Ripping off veterans on Remembrance Day after they gave their lives for this country.
A second man is on the run after being caught on security cameras stealing a poppy box from a popular Long Branch bar.
MAN ACCUSED of ripping off our veterans.
It is the second poppy box containing donations stolen from a Long Branch business in about a week.
Meagan Larman, bar manager of T.J. O’Shea’s Irish Snug, at 3481 Lake Shore Blvd. W., said a man entered their bar on November 10, a day before Remembrance Day, and stole their poppy box.
“They came in asking if they could take a poppy then proceeded to grab the entire box and jumped in a car and took off,” an outraged Larman posted on social media.
Photographs of a man wearing a baseball cap, whose face is not clear, can be seen near the box inside the bar.
“Keep your boxes in a safe place,” she wrote. “Super disgusted that this happened.”
MAN STEALS poppy donation box and hops in car and flees.
Earlier this month another poppy donation box was stolen from the counter of a pizza store a block away.
The owner of the store said he had turned his back for a minute when a woman grabbed the box, which contained some cash, and bolted.
Another area resident posted online that another suspected thief tried to steal a third collection box from a local coffee shop but was stopped by a customer.
‘I hope the thief gets caught,’ Theresa MacLean wrote. ‘’It’s disgusting that he stole from heroes that risked and gave their lives for his freedom.”
“What’s wrong with people,’ Midge Mac asked. “It’s for the veterans for God’s sake!”
“Someone knows who that is and needs to step up please,” another concerned resident wrote.
There has been no arrests and call police at 416-808-2200 if you have information on the thieves.