CALGARY – Police have arrested a man allegedly responsible for a number of poppy box thefts in Calgary this month.
RCMP took 31-year-old Dwayne Shane Soroka into custody near Lloydminster, Alta. on Wednesday.
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A warrant for his arrest was issued earlier this month, after several poppy boxes were stolen from various businesses.
Police charged Soroka with eight counts of theft under $5,000.
They say there were 18 poppy boxes thefts reported in Calgary since the beginning of November, and one other person is also facing charges.
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