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.

The backstory:

The Seaside Seabird Sanctuary, located on Gulf Boulevard in Indian Shores, was frustrated after someone stole money and destroyed their donation boxes in the early morning hours last weekend.

The donations were to help the nonprofit continue its recovery efforts from last year’s hurricanes.

They took to social media and posted surveillance photos of the suspect in the act.

Why you should care:

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