The High River RCMP are thanking the public for its help in locating a suspect in Tuesday's poppy box theft.

A young person was arrested Wednesday night for the  theft of money taken from the poppy box at the Heritage Inn.   

Charges are pending and the young man and he's been released into the custody of his parents.  

The name of the youth is being withheld under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.   

It's believed about $50.00 of donation money was in the poppy box at the time it was taken.

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