Man Pleads Guilty In Theft Of Girl Scout's Money During Cookie Drive

 LANSING (WWJ/AP) - A 50-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the theft of a Girl Scout's money during a cookie drive outside a south Lansing Kmart.

Thomas Dawkins, of DeWitt Township, pleaded guilty to two counts of larceny Monday. Prosecutors say Dawkins snatched a cash box with hundreds of dollars from the girl's table, where she was selling cookies on March 29 and ran off.

Dawkins faces a maximum of 10 years in prison when sentenced Nov. 12.

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