NANAIMO, B.C. - Nanaimo RCMP are asking the public to help identify a woman caught on security camera taking a Royal Canadian Legion poppy donation box from a Panago Pizza restaurant on the Sunday before Remembrance Day.
The theft happened at about 10 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at the Panago Pizza at 6560 Island Highway North, police said in a November 12 release (file 2026-37473). Security camera footage shows a woman with long blonde hair, wearing a black and white toque and carrying a red purse, walk into the restaurant, pick up the donation box and leave with it and its contents.
“It is disheartening to learn of these thefts given that they are intended to support Canadian veterans and their families,” said Inspector Donovan Tait, Operations Officer with the Nanaimo RCMP.
The poppy boxes appear on counters across Canada in the weeks before Remembrance Day, and every coin dropped in supports the Legion’s work with veterans and their families. This one was taken three days before Canadians across the country paused on November 11 to remember those who served and sacrificed.
Police have released the security camera photo above in the hope that someone recognizes her. Anyone who recognizes the woman, or who has any information about the theft, is asked to call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345 and quote file 2026-37473.
Apna News
(Source: Nanaimo RCMP, November 12, 2026)
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