Two Barrie residents have been arrested and charged with a series of poppy box thefts.

On Tuesday, police issued a news release with a photo of a male and female suspect they were seeking to identify in connection with the alleged thefts of poppy boxes from a Tim Hortons and a convenience store. At that time, police also released images of those suspects.

Hours later, police issued another news release indicating that a 38-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman had been arrested.

The accused male faces three counts of theft under $5,000, while the accused female faces four counts of theft under $5,000. Police say they anticipate laying further charges.

In total, police say they had received reports of six poppy box thefts since Nov. 8, including the two on Remembrance Day.

Separate theft in Durham

On Sunday, Durham Regional Police found themselves investigating a poppy box theft in Oshawa.

Police are searching for one male suspect, who they believe may be under 18. They allege he emptied the contents of a poppy donation box at a Subway restaurant on Rossland Road East and left the empty box on the table before leaving.

The suspect is described as a black male, who is between 16 and 20 years of age. He has a medium build and short, black hair. He was wearing a red jacket, black jeans and a white belt.

Police have not released surveillance video images of the suspect because he may be under 18.

Anyone with information about either incident is asked to contact police.