Crime & Safety
Salvation Army Kettle Stolen In Front Of Cub Foods
Police released video of the theft that occurred in front a Cub Foods in the northwest metro Tuesday.

BLAINE, MN — It's the season of giving, but apparently not everyone got the memo. The Blaine Police Department is looking for the public's help in identifying two people who they say stole a Salvation Army donation kettle outside a grocery store.
A video released by police shows one person using bolt cutters to remove the bucket from its stand as another person watches. The two fled with the kettle once it was removed.
Authorities say the incident happened Tuesday in front of the Cub Foods on Northtown Drive in Blaine. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (763) 785-6168.
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