Teenager accused of stealing donations from bird sanctuary, his father returns the money to nonprofit

The Brief

  • A teenager was arrested and charged with stealing donations meant to support efforts to save wild birds.
  • Surveillance pictures posted on social media led police to the suspect.
  • Steven Lee Rege remains in jail under $26,000 bond.

Indian Shores A St. Petersburg teenager has been arrested and charged with felony burglary after police say he broke into donation boxes and stole $190 from the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary.

Police say tips from a social media post by the staff of the facility led them to 19-year-old Steven Lee Rege.

Rege’s father gave the stolen money back to the nonprofit.

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