Police hunt for charity tin thieves in Peterhead
Two charity tins have been targeted by brazen thieves in Peterhead.
One of the boxes was reported stolen from a shop on Errol Street at around 3:30pm on Wednesday April 4th.
An attempt to take another tin from a store on Marischal Road was also reported to police a short time later, at around 3:45pm.
Enquiry officer PC Jason King, of the Buchan Community Policing Team, said: "We would like to hear from anyone who was in these areas around the times in question and saw anything or anyone suspicious to please get in touch.
"Our enquiries are at an early stage with a number of positive lines to be followed up.
"At the moment we cannot confirm if the same person is responsible for both incidents and would therefore encourage local businesses to remain vigilant against this type of opportunist and malicious crime.
"It beggars belief that someone would be cruel enough to take money being collected for charity."