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Burglars swipe $1,700 in Salvation Army kettle donations in Maine

The holiday season is underway with the appearance of the Salvation Army donation kettles and bell ringers. This year's campaign will run 43 days according to Capt. David Swyers in Wichita Falls, Texas, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Wichita Falls Times Record News, Torin Halsey) Torin Halsey / Wichita Falls Times Record News via AP

By Associated Press

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SANFORD, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine are looking for the Grinch who stole cash donations from the Salvation Army.

Officials say a burglar pried open a metal door at the Salvation Army in Sanford, Maine, sometime between Christmas Eve and Christmas morning.

The Journal Tribune reports that about $1,700 in cash donations intended for the needy was taken from a safe. The Sanford Police Department is investigating.

Capt. Erin C. Smullen of the Salvation Army said Christmas Eve kettle donations were put in a safe because the bank was not open.