SPANISH FORK, Utah -- A Spanish Fork family said a woman took off with a jar full of money meant to help their dad fight cancer. Luckily, it was all caught on camera.

The jar was set up on the counter of Jake's Brookside gas station in Springville, just one of the several fundraising ideas implemented by Brooklyn Draney for her dad, Corey.

The Draney family. Image via GoFundMe.com

"I try to think of new ways to earn money for my family," she said.

Corey's been battling Stage IV Esophageal Cancer, and  he is fighting to stay alive for his family.

"When I was first diagnosed back in March, they gave me a timeframe of four to 11 months, and now it's almost been twelve months," he said.

To say the past year has been tough is an understatement for the family.

"My dad's my hero, and I don't want to lose him," said Brooklyn, tears streaming down her face as she talked.

Corey, 41, and his wife Allison have three children: 18-year-old Brooklyn, 14-year-old Mason and 4-year-old Easton.

While he's so far beating the odds, the bills have piled up.

Corey flies to Arizona every other week to undergo a trial treatment, after regular chemo didn't work. There's prescription medicines, doctor visits, and special food to buy on top of everyday living expenses for the family.

Brooklyn decided to set up jars at several locations between Spanish Fork and Springville, so people could throw in a little extra change or a few dollars here and there.

"It means a lot, every dollar means a lot," Allison said.

But on Friday, a jar full of that money disappeared from Jake's Brookside.

"Our cashier was ringing this lady up, and she bagged up her stuff and the lady left," said Justin Jacobson, owner of Jake's Brookside.

Surveillance video posted to the store's Facebook page shows a woman paying for items. She appears to set a bag down in front of the jar, then picks both up as she walks away.

"Just why? How could you steal from people that are needing the money that bad, and are in a really bad spot?" Jacobson asked in disbelief. "It disgusts you a little bit."

Jacobson called police, and the Draney family.

"It wasn't... just a candy bar: this feeds our family," Allison explained. "This pays for his hotel stays when he goes to Arizona, his prescriptions."

"I don't see how someone could do that, it just me sick," Brooklyn said, crying.

On top of that, the day the jar was stolen, Corey was in the hospital.

"I got really sad because I just feel like my family can't catch a break," Brooklyn said.

While the family wants the money and the jar back, they also hope the person responsible is held accountable.

"Hopefully they prosecute her and she learns her lesson," Corey said, adding, "Hopefully she never has something like this happen to her."

There is already a new replacement jar on the counter in Jake's Brookside.

Jacboson said police told him they've identified the woman in the surveillance video, and are hoping to track her down.

Aside from the jars, the family has a GoFundMe account set up, as well as an account at Well's Fargo-- just ask to donate to Corey Draney.

SPRINGVILLE, Utah — Springville police said they have made contact with a suspect who admitted to the theft of a donation jar that was placed to collect money for a cancer patient.

The theft, which happened at a restaurant/convenience store called Jake’s Brookside, was captured on a video surveillance recording. Employees of the business posted a video clip (below) of the theft on Facebook. Springville police said several Facebook users left comments on the video, saying they knew who the suspect is.

According to a news release from Springville police, officers made contact with the woman and she denied being involved.  Police said she claimed to be working at the time of the incident, but she later admitted to taking the jar.

Police did not release the identity of the suspect to FOX 13. Officers are now working to determine how much money might have been in the jar when it was taken, which will help them determine whether the suspect will face misdemeanor or felony charges.

Police obtained a copy of the video and more information from the store, then made

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TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — Unified Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two people accused of burglary and attempting to steal ATMs from two Taylorsville businesses.

According to a news release, the crimes occurred between 3:18 a.m. and 5:19 a.m. at Rite Aid, 1837 W 4700 S, and Holiday Oil, 6189 S 3200 W.

Police said two suspects in a large white box truck were unsuccessful in removing ATMs from either store, but they caused extensive damage at Rite Aid.

Anyone with information about the suspects or the truck is asked to call Detective Louis Muniz at 385-468-9494.

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah - Police continue to look for the suspect or suspects responsible for stealing multiple ATMs in the Salt Lake valley.

"The hat is unique, and the clothes are unique, and we're just hoping somebody recognizes something," said Sergeant Scott Ricks with the Cottonwood Heights Police Department.

Sergeant Ricks said the most recent theft happened at a Holiday gas station off Fort Union Boulevard early Sunday morning.

"It looks like he broke in, tied a strap around the ATM, and then strapped it to the back of a box truck," Sgt. Ricks added.

Surveillance footage shows a man in a blue jacket get in and out of the store within a matter of minutes.

"It was so quick," said Brady Anderson, a former gas station attendant who saw the video. "...All you'd have to do is open the door and the ATM is right there. It was bolted to the ground. So, whoever took it, knew what they were doing."

Police say the box truck used in Saturday's robbery was recovered by police, and an ATM was also recovered on the side of the road by UHP. However, that ATM came from a heist three weeks ago.

"There's a good possibility the two are connected," Sergeant Ricks noted.

Later Sunday night, police tweeted another photo and stated they had recovered the second ATM.

A woman sought for questioning regarding a theft at a nail salon in Ogden. Image courtesy Ogden PD.

OGDEN, Utah — Police in Ogden are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a woman wanted for questioning in connection with a theft from a nail salon.

According to a post from the Ogden Police Department, the woman pictured above is wanted for questioning in regard to a theft at Nails & Pedi at 4279 Harrison Boulevard.

Anyone who knows the woman or who has information about her is asked to call Det. Mark Ramsey of the Ogden Police Department at 801-629-8228 or 801-629-8203.

PARK CITY, Utah – Police in Park City are looking for the thief or thieves who ransacked a local music store Monday night, and they are asking the public for help.

Nearly a dozen high-end guitars were stolen from Riffs Acoustic Music Monday night in a heist totaling tens of thousands of dollars.

Police said the thieves were in and out within a matter of minutes, and at this point cops have very little to go on and hope the public can help them catch the thieves. The theft occurred a little after 11 p.m. when someone broke through a window and stole at least 11 high-end guitars.

The shop is just a few blocks from the Park City Police Department, and officers were on scene in a matter of minutes: But it was already too late.

"We found a point of entry on the east side window, unfortunately the suspects were already gone,” said Capt. Phil Kirk of the Park City Police Department.

Detectives now believe that whomever is responsible knew what they were after, as well as how and when to get those items.

“It appears the suspects really knew which guitars were the most expensive, and the ones they really wanted to steal to get the most value for,” Kirk said. “It might be someone who really knows the music industry better than the average burglar."

Riffs does not have any in store surveillance systems. Police say the theft is similar to another recent heist of high-end instruments at a music store. Last week, someone broke into Summerhays Music in Layton and stole eight flutes that total more than $20,000.

Police say they will be comparing notes on the thefts.

"[We will] check with these other agencies that are investigating similar type crimes, and maybe they have some leads,” Kirk said.

Police said they have very little to go on, so they're hoping folks out there in the public can help them track down the thief. Anyone out there with any information is asked to call Park City PD at 435-615-5500.

The suspect in a robbery at Flanagan’s Restaurant and Pub in Park City on March 27. Image courtesy Park City PD.

PARK CITY, Utah — Park City Police Department is looking for a man who allegedly stole several expensive bottles of wine from a restaurant in Park City, and when an employee confronted the thief he threatened the employee with a revolver.

According to a press release from the Park City Police Department, officers responded to Flanagan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 438 Main Street, around 11:13 a.m. after a report of a robbery.

An employee reported they confronted the suspect in a basement storage room as he was loading bottles of expensive wine into a duffle bag. The suspect allegedly produced a revolver and threatened the victim before leaving out of a back door that opens onto Swede Alley.

Police responded within minutes of the 911 call, but they were not able to locate the suspect.

The man is described as being a Caucasian male who stands 5-feet, 8-inches tall and has a stocky build. He was wearing a dark green “Carhartt” style work jacket, black pants and black skate shoes. He had a tan ski mask covering the lower half of his face.

The man is pictured above. Anyone who sees the man or recognizes him is asked to call Park City Police Department. Dispatch can be reached at 435-615-5500. In an emergency, dial 911.

PRICE, Utah — Price police have asked for the public’s help in locating a woman accused of stealing a donation jar from a local pawn shop.

The jar was allegedly taken from Charlie’s Pawn on Thursday. Police said they have identified the suspect and they hope to make contact with her by the end of the day.

The donation jar had been placed for “Spencer’s Wishes,” a non-profit charitable organization for children.

Anyone with information that may help police locate the woman is asked to call 435-636-3190.

SALT LAKE CITY -- It's tax season, which means it's also identity theft season.

According to the IRS, filing tax returns under someone else's name is one of the biggest crimes they look for.

"I've never been in the victim category before," said Chris Wittner of Layton.

Wittner tried to file his tax returns earlier this week. Then he found out that they had already been filed by someone else, who cashed a rebate check in his name for $3,500.

"They completely made up my W2 figures, and they walked away with more than triple what I was going to get back any way," Wittner said.

Wittner is not alone.

The IRS stopped 4 million tax returns with stolen names last year, which equaled out to $8 billion in phony refunds.

"It's not comfortable being a statistic, you don't ever think about it until it actually happens to you, and what's frustrating is I can't think of anything I could have done to prevent it," Wittner said.

The IRS said it only takes a few pieces of key information, like a birth date and social security number, and people can submit someone else's returns.

"If they made up a driver's license or some sort of photo ID with your name on it, H & R Block, or any other tax preparation firm, is going to think that that person is you," said Casey Hill of the Internal Revenue Service.

Layton Police say in Wittner's case, the ID thief submitted the tax return with H and R Block online, in February, at the beginning of tax season. By the time Wittner knew he was a victim, the rebate was already cashed.

"It seems like H & R Block didn't do anything wrong really, they are just kind of a victim as much as Chris is, that this person decided to use their services," said Sgt. Clint Bobrowski of the Layton Police Department.

H&R Block is working with police and the victim to help him submit his taxes and get his proper rebate, but like most identity theft cases, it's going to take time.

"I'm very frustrated with the fact that it's extremely easy for someone to pose as somebody else, yet it's going to take me hundreds of days to get my life back on track here," Wittner said.

The IRS and Layton police say identity thieves can be very difficult to track down, and many times there is never an arrest because the thief could be operating anywhere in the world.

The IRS says the best thing you can do is file your returns as soon as possible, so you don't give criminals time to file under your name.

Another big tip is to protect your Social Security number as much as possible. Try to avoid giving it out over the phone or online.

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah charity is the target of a recent burglary, and they said the theft could have an impact on their programs that benefit children and others who are in need.

The Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective takes in used bikes for repair before giving them away to folks in need, but recently dozens of high-end bikes were stolen.

David Davis, the collective’s executive director, said the theft happened at an untimely moment.

“In the wintertime we're almost like squirrels packing away for the winter,” he said. “We store up all these bikes, and then when springtime comes, all the kids are ready to ride, all the families are ready to ride, we can put them out again.”

But a dozen bikes are missing after someone broke into their nearby storage unit, which held a small collection of upper end bikes, which aren't given away, but are instead sold to cover operating costs.

“We sell the fancy ones to pay for the ones that we give away to refugees and kids,” Davis said. “So those $3,500 worth of bikes represents about 70 bikes we could have given away for free.”

The South Salt Lake Police Department says they have arrested one man in connection with the theft, but they haven't released his name yet because they say other suspects are still under investigation.

Daniel Castellano is a homeless man who earned a bike by putting in hours for the Bicycle Collective.

“TRAX is great, but it only gets you half way there,” Castellano said of his need to cycle.

He said the bike is critical to his goals.

“I don't wanna sit downtown and be just one of those bums that’s just sitting in the median sleeping all day, so I'm up here' and I’m learning,” he said of his time at the Bicycle Collective.

He said the bike helps him reach appointments with doctors or interviews for jobs, and he said he’s grateful for the access to transportation.

Davis said they are trying to stay focused on their positive goals despite the theft.

"It's frustrating, it's demoralizing, you stay up at night wishing you could show up and catch the person in the act," he said. "But, at the end of the day, you just have to stay positive."

For more information about the Bicycle Collective, visit their website.

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Sandy woman is facing felony charges after police said she stole a donation jar on the counter of a Salt Lake City restaurant.

The money in the jar was supposed to go toward building a school in Nicaragua, but, luckily, the heist was caught on tape.

Stop in at any of the four Tonyburgers locations around the area, and you’ll spot a jar on the counter with a flyer that reads:

"My name is Laura Carver. I am an employee here at Tonyburgers. I have been given the amazing opportunity to go to Central America."

Laura is raising money for a humanitarian trip to Nicaragua in July.

“We are going to help them build school houses,” she said. “The money will help pay for bricks, and wood, and paint and all that stuff.”

Little by little, Carver’s been getting toward her goal of $3,000.

"It would mean the world to me, if you would donate any extra cash or change you might have," Carver said, reading off the flyer she has taped to the jar.

Instead of donating, two women reportedly took it upon themselves to lift the loose change at the Tonyburgers in Salt Lake City in mid-March.

When they did, the surveillance camera was rolling.

“When I saw what had happened, at first I was mad,” said Laura’s father, Chris Carver. “Then I was just sort of sad and disappointed.”

Carver owns Tonyburgers with his wife. He said the girls distracted the worker by asking him to get a Band-Aid.

The surveillance video shows one of the women picking up the jar, pushing it underneath some clothing and walking away with the bundle under her arm while the other woman waits for the Band-Aid.

Chris Carver said they decided to post the surveillance video online, and someone recognized the duo as McCall and Kara Howells.

“I was kind of like, ‘Oh wow, they found them.’ Because it had been a few weeks,” Laura said.

Prosecutors charged Kara Howells with felony theft.

According to court documents, just a few days after Laura’s jar disappeared, a tip jar at a Beans and Brews downtown also went missing. Prosecutors also linked the pair to that jar heist.

Kara Howells is facing another felony theft charge in that incident as well.

While they don’t know just how much money was in the donation jar, the Carver family was glad the case got resolved, and they say Laura’s fundraising is back on track.

“I’ve always wanted to go and do humanitarian work,” she said, adding, “I’m excited that it's actually happening now.”

There’s also a GoFundMe account set up for Laura to help her reach her fundraising goal.

WASHINGTON D.C. — Police in Washington D.C. are reportedly on the lookout for a “hamburglar” who cooked up a couple of cheeseburgers during a break-in at a restaurant last month.

According to PIX 11, the suspect followed a delivery man into a Five Guys restaurant in Washington D.C. in the early morning hours of March 18. The man waited for the delivery driver to leave before rummaging around the building.

After the man looked through the restaurant, he fired up the griddle and made two cheeseburgers while talking on the phone and sipping a fountain drink. He reportedly snatched a bottle of water to complete his stolen to-go order.

MURRAY, Utah – Staff at Wheeler Historic Farm were pleasantly surprised Sunday morning when they found abducted rabbit “Dolly Parton” had been returned to her hutch.

The Flemish Giant rabbit was taken Wednesday, and employees were especially concerned because they believed the animal may be pregnant.

But the animal turned out not to be pregnant, and the staff’s plea for the animal’s return was answered. Reagan Scharman, program coordinator at Wheeler Farm, was already cracking jokes about the ordeal Sunday.

“I gotta give whoever took her credit for their sneakiness, because when we bring the animals out we get swarmed,” she said.

There were no human witnesses to the abduction, so the identity of the thief is unclear. Employees said while they don’t know who took the rabbit, they did hear a report that someone spotted the rabbit in the company of two unidentified people and confronted them.

“I'm just hoping that maybe that sighting is what maybe spurred them to bring her back,” Scharman said of that concerned civilian’s reported intervention. “If it was, fabulous, that’s great.”

Dolly Parton is now under lock and key, and keepers have words of advice for those who might be enamored with her soft fur and celebrity status.

“Go adopt an animal,” Scharman said. “There's plenty that need homes. Do your homework of course. And then, you know: If it's not yours, don't touch it.”

While the staff was worried Dolly might be pregnant, they said they learned she was actually not—which they said is a good thing considering what she has been through.

Wheeler Farms stated Thursday they would not ask questions if the rabbit was returned, and they said Sunday they intend to honor that promise and will not be seeking a police investigation or to find the culprits.

LAYTON, Utah -- It was not the kind of wake-up call Thomas and Kim Cormier expected early Monday morning.

“I came here. I was in my pajamas, and when I looked at the front door I said, 'Oh no, they got me,'" Thomas Cormier recalled.

The brazen burglary at Frequency RC Hobby in Layton was all caught on camera. Two guys in hoodies and surgical masks threw a boulder through the front door then grabbed whatever they could get their hands on.

“They did this all within two minutes,” Kim Cormier said.

The suspects stole $4,800 worth of remote-controlled trucks, airplanes, and helicopters.

“This is a family-owned business, and we work very hard, and we're a part of the community, and you just feel very violated,” Kim Cormier said.

When the Cormiers posted the surveillance video on Facebook, they got a comment from another victim. WBY Outfitters in Roy was burglarized in February.

“It was the same MO," Thomas Cormier said. "Rock come through the door. Two guys in grey hoodies. Surgical masks on. One had a limp. It was the same guys."

Both store owners say they saw the suspects hop into the same white pick-up truck.

Lt. Travis Lyman with the Layton Police Department says they’re hoping the community will keep a look out.

“Really the most likely way something like this would be solved is two ways: Somebody knows or hears someone talking about what happened, or the stuff shows up on the secondary market,” he said.

Police say they’ve gotten some tips that haven’t panned out, but they encourage everyone to keep their eyes open and give them a call if they see anything suspicious.

SANPETE COUNTY, Utah — A man is behind bars after he allegedly stole $20,000 worth of antlers, and he was captured Tuesday night after police responded to a report of a burglary outside Manti City.

According to the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office, officers were responding to a report of a burglary outside Manti Tuesday night, and deer antlers purchased by the victim were among the stolen property.

As police were investigating, they received a tip about a truck traveling on Highway 89 with a large number of antlers inside. Another deputy responded and stopped that vehicle.

The victim of the burglary was able to positively identify the antlers in that truck as their stolen property, according to police, and the driver was arrested. Police secured a search warrant for a residence in Ephraim, were more antlers were recovered. The owner of that property was not involved and was unaware of the crime, according to police.

The suspect was interviewed by police, who stated he confessed to the crime and provided details about the thefts.

Brennon Golding was booked into jail for the alleged thefts.

SALT LAKE CITY – An alert employee was able to notify police of a burglary in progress Wednesday morning, and the suspect allegedly drilled into a cash register only to find it empty.

Things began around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday when an employee who opens up for business at The Rose Establishment,  a coffee shop at 235 South and 400 West in Salt Lake City, arrived and noticed something amiss.

“Once she got in the building, she noticed that there was a broken window and then that the office had been broken into, so she immediately called the owner,” said Cody Kirkland, who works at The Rose.

During that phone call, the employee started hearing strange noises, which is when her boss told her to get out while she called police.

Police responded within minutes, and though the suspect had made it out through a basement window, he was spotted leaving the scene.

Joel Jacquez M. Grossi, 31, was stopped while carrying items that were taken from the shop, according to police.

“Luckily, we arrived and we actually saw the suspect leaving the area,” Det. Veronica Montoya of the Salt Lake City Police Department said. “He was stopped, and [police] found property from the burglary on him, and he was booked into jail.”

It appears Grossi went to great lengths to steal money, but wasn’t very successful. The man allegedly used a drill to get into the store’s cash register, only to find it empty. He then allegedly took $3 from a tip jar along with a company computer and an iPad.

“He missed the cash drawers and safe,” Kirkland said. “It could have been worse for sure.”

Grossi was booked into jail, and it appears police may have recovered most, if not all, of the stolen property.

ARKANSAS — An Arkansas teenager faces a felony robbery charge, after he allegedly put soda in a water cup at McDonald’s — and refused to give the soda back.

The accused is 18-year-old Cody Morris.

Officials say Morris and two of his friends ordered three waters in the drive thru at a McDonald’s restaurant.

Then, they went into the restaurant, dumped out the water, and refilled their cups with soda.

The McDonald’s manager told them to return the soda. Officials say two of the teens did so, but Morris did not.

The McDonald’s manager tried to stop the teens from leaving the restaurant, but says they struck him with their car and drove away.

Police officers eventually caught up to the teens and arrested Morris, who they said was driving the getaway vehicle.

Morris was taken to jail, and charged with felony robbery.

A hearing has been scheduled for Friday morning, April 22nd.

WEST VALLEY CITY — A robbery suspect attempted to escape the area by boarding a Utah Transit Authority bus Thursday, but officers spotted the man and took him into custody.

According to the West Valley City Police Department, the suspect tried to rob a store at Valley Fair Mall, but when that “didn’t go well” he went on to successfully rob a second store at the mall.

The crime occurred in the area of 3600 South Constitution Boulevard.

Responding officers spotted a man matching the suspect’s description boarding a UTA bus, and they stopped the man and located evidence linking him to the robbery. After retracing the man’s steps, police located clothing used in the robbery as well as a toy gun that had been modified to look real.

Police believe the suspect is the same man who is responsible for several other recent robberies in West Valley City, and they are checking with neighboring agencies to see if the man is connected to crimes in other areas as well.

SALT LAKE CITY -- You've heard of car thieves and bike thieves, but what about a shrubbery thief?

That's who Salt Lake City Police are looking for in the Liberty Park neighborhood.

A woman in a bathrobe, walking her dog, was caught on home security video trying to uproot trees on Emerson Avenue just before 10 p.m. Tuesday.

The woman can be seen walking across the street with her dog. She then makes her way down the sidewalk until she comes to a newly planted tree. She starts shaking it, as though she's trying to pull it out of the ground, but then she quickly gives up and continues walking.

The woman is then picked up by a second camera in the next yard. She stops and looks at a bush, then proceeds to casually walk over, uproot it from the ground and stroll away, with her dog following behind.

Neighbors have been left dumbfounded.

Traci Dean said: "Who is his lady? It's crazy, who pulls out a tree, right?"

"Obviously everyone's a little bit concerned, the fact that someone is willing to walk up in someone's yard and uproot a tree, it just makes you think: What else will they do?" said Justin Bindel.

The homeowners said they have additional video showing the woman dragging the bush to the end of the block and leaving it there. Then she came back later that night in a vehicle and hauled it away.

"I think she wanted a nice tree for her yard and wasn't willing to pay for it, she saw the pretty yard over there and decided she would take it," Dean said.

Other neighbors say this doesn't look like your common criminal, going from shrub to shrub and looking for an easy target. They believe she could have been under the influence of something.

"Maybe we should be pretty vigilant about protecting the trees in our lawn now," Bindel said.

The homeowners who were victimized said the bush that was taken was planted last fall. It cost them $75, and they are very upset that it was stolen. They would like it back.

So far no one has been able to positively identify the woman. If anyone has any information, you're being asked to call Salt Lake City police.

SPRINGVILLE, Utah — Springville police arrested three people in connection with a spree of burglaries Friday.

Police said Bowden Bishop, 22 of Payson, along with Treven Sperry and Jessica Olsen, both 20 of Springville, are accused of stealing from the La Casita Restaurant, 333 North Main, Friday morning.

According to a press release from the Springville Department of Public Safety, officers found the suspects in a car outside of a convenience store later that day after someone reported a woman tried to cash a check stolen from the restaurant.

Inside the vehicle, officers found property from the business and tools used in the burglary.

Police stated the suspects were also believed to be involved in two other burglaries in Springville, and perhaps other crimes in the county. Police provided mug shots of two of the three suspects.