Salvation Army Thief Arrested

December 19, 2015

An Escambia County man who allegedly burglarized a Salvation Army thrift store earlier this week has been arrested.

David Lamar Jones, 32, no permanent address, was charged with burglary, possession of burglary tools, grand theft, and criminal mischief.

Officer Brandon Byrd was dispatched to the Salvation Army Family Store, 3870 North Davis Highway, just after 10 a.m. Monday to investigate a burglary.

Employees told Byrd the store had been burglarized some time between 5 p.m. December  12 and 10 a.m. Monday  December 14 and that an undisclosed amount of cash had been stolen.

Jones, who was employed by the Salvation Army at the time of his arrest, was identified by employees through surveillance video.

Meanwhile, Detective Eric Hubley said an investigation continues into the theft of two Salvation Army donation kettles on December 12. In that incident, a man collected the two kettles from volunteers in front of Sam’s Club on Airport Boulevard. The suspect, who  was wearing a red apron similar to one worn by Salvation Army volunteers, said he was early because the Army’s van had broken down.

Anyone having information on the incident is asked to contact the Pensacola Police Department at (850) 435-1900 or Crime Stoppers at  (850) 433- STOP.

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One Response to “Salvation Army Thief Arrested”

  1. Bob C. on December 19th, 2015 7:32 pm

    Special Place for those who steal from Good Samaritans like Salvation Army.

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