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TRAVERSE CITY -- A former school employee in Traverse City was sentenced for stealing from a second grade classroom.
Jason cook was charged with larceny from a building. Surveillance video showed Cook stealing change from a donation jar in the classroom at Eastern Elementary earlier this year. Police say he stole money four different times totaling about $500.
Students were raising money to support "Pennies for Patches", a campaign that provides stuffed teddy bears to children of military families.
Cook will spend 4 months in jail and 18 months on probation for the crime. The judge also ordered him to pay $1,150 in restitution.
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