Poppy Appeal tin stolen from church (From Echo)
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Poppy Appeal tin stolen from church
1:35pm Monday 21st November 2011 in Leigh
A POPPY appeal tin was stolen from a Leigh church on Remembrance Sunday.
The red collection pot, containing an estimated £60 in cash, was stolen at some point between 3pm and 5pm on Remembrance Sunday, November 13, from Wesley Church in Elm Road, Leigh.
Members of the public had been invited to take refreshments in the church after a service at nearby St Clements Church and it is believed that was when the collection pot was stolen.
An Essex Police spokeswoman said: “Any theft of charity money is sickening but it doesn’t get much lower than the theft of a poppy appeal pot on Remembrance Sunday. If you were in or around Wesley Church on the afternoon of Remembrance Sunday and saw someone acting strangely, please let police know so we can make every effort to identify the suspect.”
The matter is being investigated by PC Hazel Williams, who can be contacted at Leigh police station on 101.
Comments(9)
Paul Duckworth
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3:45pm Mon 21 Nov 11
von
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4:13pm Mon 21 Nov 11
Blind Haze
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4:32pm Mon 21 Nov 11
Alan Jacobs wrote:That won't help - the chav scum will probably mug the 85 year old WW2 veteran.
This is the reason why I never ever put money into unattended Charity pots. They are fare game to scrotes like these. I always wait to make my poppy donation direct to the old soldiers at my local supermarket. I would suggest any one else do the same. If it ain't bolted down or looked after people with no morals will have it away.
leigh-my-town
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4:39pm Mon 21 Nov 11
snowbarney
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5:02pm Mon 21 Nov 11
leighman
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9:42pm Mon 21 Nov 11
I say old chap, steady on!!!!
leighman
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9:42pm Mon 21 Nov 11
I say old chap, steady on!!!!
geezer, innit
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5:05pm Tue 22 Nov 11
Alan Jacobs says...
3:15pm Mon 21 Nov 11
They are fare game to scrotes like these.
I always wait to make my poppy donation direct to the old soldiers at my local supermarket.
I would suggest any one else do the same.
If it ain't bolted down or looked after people with no morals will have it away.