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Nov 30, 2009 8:13 am US/Central

Grinch Steals Salvation Army Red Kettle

MAUMEE, Ohio (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Police in northwest Ohio say a man who claimed to hate Christmas swiped a Salvation Army red kettle full of donated money and pushed one of the charity's bell ringers to the ground when she tried to take it back. (File)
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Police in northwest Ohio say a man who claimed to hate Christmas swiped a Salvation Army red kettle full of donated money and pushed one of the charity's bell ringers to the ground when she tried to take it back.

Police in Maumee say the man grabbed the kettle Saturday evening outside a general store. The bell ringer grasped at the chain suspending the kettle and tried to take it back. But police say she was pushed down by the man, who told her: "I can't stand you and your bell-ringing. I hate Christmas." Police say the man then drove off in a pickup truck with the kettle and tripod it was hanging from.

Sgt. David Tullis says he doesn't know how much money was in the kettle.

The empty kettle was recovered Sunday. The man has not been found.