Halton Regional Police have nabbed three teens that robbed donations out of an Oakville, Ont., poppy box.

Around 12:30 a.m. Sunday the trio were inside a Dundas St. W. Tim Hortons when they grabbed the Royal Canadian Legion box from the counter.

One of the teens took the box into the store's washroom where they took out the cash and threw out the box, police said.

Staff found the box inside the washroom and called police.

Officers reviewed the store's surveillance tape that included audio of the teens planning the theft.

The force's high school liaison officer identified the three teens and investigators were able to make the arrest, police said.

Three 16-year-old Oakville teens are charged with theft under $5,000.

They'll appear in a Milton court Dec. 17.