Recent immigrant steals veterans donation boxes

[Papa_Complex]

This takes some careful reading, to get the full gist of it. "Breach of recognizance" means that he was convicted of something prior to this, and was given release terms (parole, probation, etc.). In other words it isn't his first crime.

Accused in poppy box thefts in court

By Rob Lamberti ,Toronto Sun

First posted: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 10:45 AM EST | Updated: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 12:52 PM EST

TORONTO - A Hamilton poppy bandit struck for the third time as a Toronto man awaits his bail hearing on unrelated charges of stealing poppy donation boxes.

Tomas Hvozdar, 26, is expected to have his bail hearing later today as court awaits a Czech interpreter.

He’s charged with stealing three poppy boxes and failing to comply with recognizance in connection with a July 6 arrest for theft.

“I can’t tell whether he’s done this or not,” his lawyer Alison MacKay said outside court before his bail hearing.

“But I can tell you Tomas is going through a very difficult time,” she said.

“His common-law wife’s daughter is 18 and she is dying of cancer,” MacKay said.

“So they’re expecting her to have basically three weeks to a month. I can’t discuss anything more.”

But MacKay said that Hvozdar is a fairly recent immigrant to Canada and may not understand the significance of poppies to Canadians.

Meanwhile, a bandit has taken poppy donations boxes for a third time since Nov. 3 in Hamilton.

At around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday, the bandit enter a Tim Hortons on Barton St. E. near Grays Rd. and made off with two boxes.

He earlier stole boxes from two other Tim shops, one of which was captured on video and released by police.

Police are asking for help in identifying him. Anyone with information is asked to call 905-546-4925 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

[AquaPython]

what the hell is a poppy box?

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by AquaPython

what the hell is a poppy box?

Is it related to a poppycock?

[Papa_Complex]

I figured that you guys wouldn't know, which is why I called it "veterans donations." The poppy is the symbol of the Royal Canadian Legion; the organization of military veterans. It became the symbol, of our military veterans, because of a poem written by a soldier during WWI.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.


They support things like the Remembrance Day ceremonies (like Veterans' Day, for you guys). To this end they sell little plastic poppy pins, in donation boxes, in stores. You drop a few cents in and take a pin.

[AquaPython]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Is it related to a poppycock?

i dont know about that, but ill take some of this:

[Archren]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

I figured that you guys wouldn't know, which is why I called it "veterans donations." The poppy is the symbol of the Royal Canadian Legion; the organization of military veterans. It became the symbol, of our military veterans, because of a poem written by a soldier during WWI.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.


They support things like the Remembrance Day ceremonies (like Veterans' Day, for you guys). To this end they sell little plastic poppy pins, in donation boxes, in stores. You drop a few cents in and take a pin.

The story/history is not as prevalent here, but I have seen those little plastic poppies given out at veterans' events in the past.

[Trip]

Poppies, poppies will make them sleep

[Tmall]

Why hasn't be been deported yet?

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by Tmall

Why hasn't be been deported yet?

Likely just stuck to petty stuff. It takes a serious infraction, before they toss you back on a plane.

[Rangerscott]

So Canada is just like America when it comes to criminals with the "Catch & Release" program. I guess it gets the bills paid and provides job security.