Heroin addict stole charity box
Date published: 26 May 2009
A Rochdale heroin addict stole a charity box from a garden centre last Wednesday, 20 May.
Anthony Holt, 40, stole a collection box for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds from the Gordon Rigg Garden Centre in Walsden.
Holt fled the garden centre with the box after he was questioned by an employee but he was caught by a security guard.
Holt has been struggling to combat his heroin addiction for a number of years.
He was given a six week curfew between 9pm and 7am.
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