Another Salvation Army kettle stolen in Colorado Springs

Salvation Army bell ringer volunteers William Schmidt (L), who is on his 20th year volunteering, and his grandson Bubba Wellens (R) ring their bells hoping for a donation into a kettle is made outside a Giant grocery store November 24, 2012, in Clifton, Virgina. Salvation Army volunteers traditionally are seen collecting donations from holiday shopper for the needy between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Schmidt says he does it, "to teach others the joy of giving". AFP Photo/Paul J. RichardsPAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images — Salvation Army bell ringer volunteers William Schmidt (L), who is on his 20th year volunteering, and his grandson Bubba Wellens (R) ring their bells hoping for a donation into a kettle is made outside a Giant grocery store November 24, 2012, in Clifton, Virgina. Salvation Army volunteers traditionally are seen collecting donations from holiday shopper for the needy between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Schmidt says he does it, “to teach others the joy of giving”. AFP Photo/Paul J. RichardsPAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images

By The Gazette | The Gazette

PUBLISHED: December 8, 2012 at 1:35 PM MST | UPDATED: April 28, 2016 at 9:35 PM MDT

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COLORADO SPRINGS — A thief Friday afternoon stole one of The Salvation Army’s famous red kettles from a Colorado Springs Wal-Mart at 5550 E. Woodmen Road.

This is the second kettle stolen in Colorado Springs this year, the Salvation Army said. The first theft occurred Nov. 30 at the Wal-Mart at 8250 Razorback Road.

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