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A GUILTY THIEF who stole $800 from a supermarket three decades ago has repaid the money, plus some interest.
The anonymous burglar sent a note and $1,200 in $100 bills to the sheriff’s department in Hastings, Michigan, WOOD-TV reported.
The writer admitted breaking into a local store, the Middle Mart, about 30 years ago.
In a letter packed with emotion and spelling errors, the writer asks for “help in locating a man” to whom he owes the money. He wrote:
Anyways, I did a very bad thing that I am shamed of and have lived with this guilt. I can’t begin to say how sorry iam but have lived with this guilt too long. If you do find him, please tell him that I was afoolish stupid man when I did that and iam sorrie.
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The letter was unsigned and had no return address.
The $1,200, while it includes some interest, falls short of making up for the loss in the dollar’s purchasing power over the intervening years. The stolen $800 would be worth about $1,800 today, based on changes in the consumer price index.
WOOD-TV said the former owner of the store, now called Greg’s Get-N-Go, confirmed it was broken into in the 1980s. The store was sold in 1988.
Undersheriff Bob Baker said the letter and cash came as quite a surprise.
“This doesn’t happen every day,” Baker said. He said the department isn’t interested in reopening the case because of the time that has passed.
Wednesday 30 October, 2024
Wednesday 30 October, 2024
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Guilty burglar repays stolen money after 30 years... with interest
A GUILTY THIEF who stole $800 from a supermarket three decades ago has repaid the money, plus some interest.
The anonymous burglar sent a note and $1,200 in $100 bills to the sheriff’s department in Hastings, Michigan, WOOD-TV reported.
The writer admitted breaking into a local store, the Middle Mart, about 30 years ago.
In a letter packed with emotion and spelling errors, the writer asks for “help in locating a man” to whom he owes the money. He wrote:
The letter was unsigned and had no return address.
The $1,200, while it includes some interest, falls short of making up for the loss in the dollar’s purchasing power over the intervening years. The stolen $800 would be worth about $1,800 today, based on changes in the consumer price index.
WOOD-TV said the former owner of the store, now called Greg’s Get-N-Go, confirmed it was broken into in the 1980s. The store was sold in 1988.
Undersheriff Bob Baker said the letter and cash came as quite a surprise.
“This doesn’t happen every day,” Baker said. He said the department isn’t interested in reopening the case because of the time that has passed.
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