Kettles Stolen at Gunpoint
Officials estimate about $4,000 stolen by masked thieves.
Salvation Army officials say two men with bandanas around their faces and guns in their hands ordered three Salvation Army Workers to the ground Friday night, making off with $4,000 in donations in 13 of the iconic red kettles.
To read more, see some of the local coverage of this event:
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Army Waits for Response to Robbery
from The Charlotte Observer, Christopher D. Kirkpatrick
Salvation Army Workers Robbed; Kettles of Cash Stolen
from WCNC, NewsChannel 36, Diana Rugg
Planned Crime Targets Charlotte Charity Donations
from WSOC-TV