SPOKANE — Spokane’s Salvation Army chapter reported on Wednesday that some of its donations were taken by a person posing as a bell-ringer.
Brian Pickering, Salvation Amy’s communications director, said in a news release they believe the kettle was stolen Tuesday afternoon in front of a local grocery store.
A Salvation Army driver had given his Red Kettle to a “girl posing as a bell-ringer,” the news release said. When he returned in the early evening, he saw only a kettle stand. The bucket and a battery for the Salvation Army sign were also missing.
“We are already facing a shortage in donations to the Red Kettles this Christmas season, and this situation certainly doesn’t help,” said Major Ken Perine with Salvation Army’s Spokane chapter.
