Police seek to ID man who stole Le Bonheur donation bin from Wal-Mart

JACKSON, Tenn. — Police are hoping the public can help them find a man they say stole a donation container for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital from Wal-Mart in south Jackson.

Police say the man is seen in surveillance footage loading the large donation container into a shopping cart just after 11 p.m. Thursday at the Wal-Mart on South Highland Avenue, according to a report from the Jackson Police Department.

The man is seen cutting a tether that secured the container with some type of cutting tool, according to the report.

Police describe the man as white with a medium to heavy build and wearing a bluish-green shirt, long pants and a hat.

Officers say the man was last seen running toward the wooded area behind Wal-Mart and Lowe’s.

Anyone who can identify the man or has information about the theft is urged to call Jackson police at 731-425-8400 or Crime Stoppers at 731-424-TIPS (8477).