Hot pool donation box vandalized

There is a donation box thief on the loose, and the mayor is offering a $250 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprit.

A town employee discovered the donation box at the hot springs had been forced open after checking the box for money Friday morning, said Mayor John Zeiger.

Saratoga police verified someone had cut the hasp using bolt cutters in order to take the money from the box. The incident could have occurred any time during the week, said Sgt. Robert Bifano.

“It’s frustrating,” Zeiger said. “We use those donations for the upkeep down there.”

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