Another camera caught a close-up view of the man who walked off with the donation box. (CBIT)

A donation box containing about $2,000 for the Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba was stolen from a Winnipeg store — a store that specializes in video surveillance.

Consequently, there is plenty of footage of a man snatching the large Plexiglas box off the counter at CBIT Computer Boulevard and casually walking out.

It happened March 25 when two people walked into the store on St. James Street.

While one distracted a salesperson in the back, the other grabbed the box, said Rina Giancola, a manager at the store.

"Oh, [it's] just horrible. I'm really hoping that these people can get caught and then hopefully be able to pay the money back," she said.

One surveillance camera shows the man sliding the box from the counter in the store, then another camera catches him leaving the store's front doors.

Another camera, mounted on the outside of the building, captures video of the van the two people used to leave the scene.

While they overlooked the cameras, the people had thought of removing the licence plate from the vehicle so there was no identification.

As for the store, Giancola said they're now looking at a collection box that can be chained to the counter.