PANAMA CITY - Police investigating the theft of cash donated to buy Christmas gifts for needy local children are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect.
The theft occurred around 7:50 a.m. Sunday at Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart Health System and made off with a box of donations intended for Anchorage Children’s Home, a non-profit organization formed to help young victims of abuse and neglect.
Panama City Police said the suspect entered the hospital lobby and waited for other people to leave before he walked out with the donation box and left on foot toward Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Police said the suspect is a black man, between 5-foot 7-inches and 6 feet tall and 150 to 195 pounds. He was wearing a dark colored jacket and dark jeans.
Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact Det. Roger Rossomondo with the PCPD at 872-3100 or CrimeStoppers at 785-TIPS (8477).