Sooke RCMP are asking the public’s help to find a man caught on video stealing the contents from a coffee shop tip jar just days before Christmas.
Police say the theft was reported on Dec. 23 at Serious Coffee, located in the 6600-block of Sooke Road in the Greater Victoria community.
Employees told RCMP that a man entered the coffee shop around 3:15 p.m. and took the tip jar from the counter.
The man was seen on security video taking the jar to the washroom, where it was found empty.
Police did not share how much money was taken, but the manager of Serious Coffee estimated it was around $40.
“It doesn’t sound like much, but it’s still hard for the girls who work there,” Christine Lehnen said.
“I’ve got a single mom, I’ve got three girls who are in college. I’m a new mom…
