Police have caught up with a suspect in three Burnaby poppy donation box thefts in November.
Just days before Remembrance Day, three poppy donation boxes were stolen in the Kensington Avenue and Hastings Street area, according to Burnaby RCMP.
Police released surveillance video of one of the thefts, and investigators soon identified a suspect and got a warrant for his arrest, according to a police news release.
The man was picked up by Port Moody Police on Friday (Feb. 25) on a different, unrelated theft, the release said.
Dwayne Edward Zbucki, 57, now faces one count of theft under $5,000 in relation to the poppy box theft, according to Court Services Online.
And it’s not the first time Zbucki has been charged with stealing donations meant to support Canadian veterans and their families.
In November 2018, Zbucki was charged with theft in relation to a poppy box stolen from the Royal Canadian Legion branch on Sixth Street in New Westminster.
Zbucki, who is currently in custody, is scheduled for a bail hearing in Port Coquitlam provincial court on Wednesday.
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