A man has been charged after allegedly stealing cash from a poppy donation box. Roughly $1,000 in cash was stolen out of a Royal Canadian Legion poppy donation box Friday, according to a Brandon Police Service news release. Officers were called to a business in 1700 block of Highland Avenue about the theft shortly before 11 a.m. The service said officers quickly located a suspect nearby and arrested him. The service said he was intoxicated and was held until he was sober. The 46-year-old was charged with theft under $5,000. He was later released on an undertaking. The charge has not been tested in court.
