The Upper Ottawa Valley OPP has arrested and charged one person after a charity donation container with cash in it was stolen from the counter of a business on Nelson Street in the City of Pembroke.
The OPP says the theft took place the evening of December 27th, 2021.
Police identified and arrested the thief on January 13th, 2022.
Officers seized a quantity of methamphetamines and fentanyl during the arrest.
As a result of the investigation, 25-year-old Joshua Hilts of Pembroke was charged with theft under $5,000, two counts of possession and for not complying with a release order.
The accused has been released from custody with a court date coming up in March.