Donation jar thief arrested in North Dakota

Jasper police announced the arrest of 35-year-old Eric Baldwin for the theft of the donation jar at the Sternberg Citgo.

Arrest made in Sternberg Citgo Donation Jar Theft….Eric Baldwin, age 35, in custody in Hillsboro, North Dakota #longarmofthelaw

— Jasper Police Dept. (@JasperCityPD) November 21, 2014

According to police, they sought a felony warrant for Baldwin’s arrest for theft after an anonymous tip was called into the police department naming him as a suspect.

During the investigation, officers learned that Baldwin was incarcerated in the Traill County Jail in North Dakota for charges of escape and he was also awaiting extradition to Warrick County for felony charges of theft.

The Jasper detective compared book-in photos of Baldwin to the video and were able to determine he was the individual in the surveillance video taken at Sternberg’s Citgo on November 1.

Baldwin is from Princeton, Ind. and was in the Jasper area at the time of the theft.

The department thanked the public for providing tips and leads that assisted in identifying Baldwin as the individual in the video.

Original story:

The Jasper Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who stole a donation jar from the counter at Sternberg’s Citgo, 1781 S. U.S. 231.

The man stole a jar containing donations meant to help a family with funeral expenses. It was taken November 1.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call the Jasper Police Department at 812-482-2255 or at the department’s anonymous tip line: 812-481-2677 (COPS).