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How the Grinch Stole...Money from the Salvation Army

By Baker Associates

Bell-ringers from the Salvation Army are synonymous with Christmas and one can find them in front of virtually any major storefront this time of year, donating their time and effort in an attempt to raise money to help the less fortunate. Apparently one of the less fortunate decided to help themselves last Saturday evening, to the money that is. A 44 year-old man named Shawn Krieger of Toledo, Ohio pushed a Salvation Army bell-ringer down last Saturday and absconded with her kettle of donations. The man, obviously filled to the brim with the holiday spirit, remarked ?I can?t stand you and your bell-ringing. I hate Christmas,? before getting away with an estimated $500. He was later arrested and charged with robbery. While there is nothing illegal about not being in the Christmas spirit, there is something very illegal about robbery...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on December 02, 2009 (boomark / email).