ENFIELD, Conn. (WFSB) - Police arrested a Connecticut man on Sunday morning after he allegedly stole bottles and cans from a Connecticut Children’s Hospital donation bin.

Officers received a call at around 8 a.m. for a report of a larceny from a “Cans For Kids” donation bin at located on Raffia Road, according to the police department.

Police said they used used local surveillance cameras and municipal license plate readers to identify a vehicle and suspect.

Officials identified the individual as Joshua Wilcox of Broad Brook

With the help of Wethersfield police officers, Wilcox was found and detained. Enfield police arrested Wilcox and charged him with sixth-degree larceny and first-degree criminal trespass.

It was also revealed that this is the second incident involving Wilcox at the same location, police said.

Cans for Kids released the following statement thanking police for their response.

“On behalf of the Cans for Kids leadership I want to thank the Enfield Police Department for their swift response in locating this individual. This morning a resident of Broad Brook took it upon himself to steal from our Cans for Kids shed located in the Raffia Shopping Center in the early morning and attempted to deposit those cans for cash in Wethersfield. We have always tried to make our shed open as long as possible, in spite of potential security concerns, to maximize the availability for Enfield residents to deposit cans to contribute to our cause to help Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. As always we thank those who’ve stood in support of Cans for Kids over the last three decades and we remain undeterred in our mission,” said Gary Raffia, director of Cans for Kids, and Zachary Zannoni, assistant director.

No further details were released.

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