A poppy box was stolen from a Tim Hortons at 1801 Eglinton Ave.
West near Dufferin Street on Tuesday.  Police say the crime took
place in the middle of the day.  Wayne Powell, a Royal Canadian
Legion Poppy Chairman, vented his frustration with what seems to
be a yearly occurrence leading up to Remembrance Day.  “When
some lowlife scum just steals poppy boxes, they are stealing
from veterans who made this country what it is today and it just
makes my blood curdle,” he fumed.  Police later found the torn
box with poppies scattered on the ground behind a beer store
near Oakwood and Vaughan.  “Unfortunately only 15 cents was left
behind,” said Const. Eitan Hadad.  “It’s kind of heart-breaking
that somebody would do this.”  “An unknown person had come in,
grabbed the poppy box off the counter and fled the scene.”  So
far there’s no suspect description, but police are hoping
someone in the Tim Hortons might have seen the crime unfold, and
they are urging witnesses to come forward.  Twenty seven
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