A "callous thief" who stole a poppy collection tin from a Beckenham restaurant on Remembrance Sunday has been sentenced to 14 weeks behind bars.
David Yeulett, 38, was sitting at the bar alone in French eatery La Rascasse on Beckenham High Street before he made off with the tin which contained around £40.
Police released still images from the restaurant's CCTV footage in a bid to catch the suspect.
Danielle Robinson, an assistant manager at the restaurant who was working on the night of the theft (November 8), checked the CCTV after noticing the tin was missing when someone wanted to buy a poppy.
She told News Shopper: "You see him put it inside his jacket and walk out.
"I just think it’s ridiculous - that is charity. You can’t take from someone’s charity. And it happened on Remembrance Sunday.
"It has angered everyone that was working."
French eatery La Rascasse on Beckenham High Street.
The theft was reported to the police the next day and one staff member drove around Beckenham looking for the culprit.
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After being caught by officers on November 25, Yeulett, of Kirkdale in Sydenham, pleaded guilty to one count of theft at Bromley Magistrates' Court the following day.
As well as a 14-week prison sentence Yeulett was also fined £450.
Officer in the case PC Fabio Zema said: "I am really pleased with the results of our investigation and that we were able to catch this callous thief."
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