Officers of the Bellefontaine charged a Lakeview woman with theft for taking $16 from a donation jar at Dollar General, 308 N. Main St., on Feb. 26.
Acting on an anonymous tip and information from a Bellefontaine Municipal Court probation officer, officers were able to identify Tammy L. Haynes, 56, of 9019 Queen Road, Lakeview, as the suspect.
She met with officers on March 3 and denied she took any money from the jar even after an officer pointed out surveillance footage show her taking money from the jar.
She was issued a summons.
The jar was at checkout counter for the benefit of a customer diagnosed with terminal cancer.