Thief repents in note, gives couple merchandise bought
with stolen card
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A burglar visited Graeme Glass' home in
New Zealand twice in one day first to steal some goods and later
to return them, along with a heartfelt apology note.
The thief struck while Glass was at work in the southern resort of
Queenstown on Tuesday.
The burglar smashed a window to gain entry and made off with a
laptop computer, a camera, and Glass' wallet with an American
Express credit card.
The thief returned the goods later in the day, along with a new
basketball and two pairs of gloves bought on the stolen credit
card.
Glass and his wife, Shirley, discovered the loot piled on their
kitchen table with a neat, handwritten full-page note from the
burglar saying he was sorry for "violating the safety and security
of your home."
The robber also promised to leave cash in Glass' mailbox to pay for
the smashed window when he had enough money.
"I have never written truer words when I say that I wish that I had
never done this to you and your family," the note read. "From the
bottom of my heart I am sorry."
Queenstown police said they have a description of the thief from
staff in the stores where the credit card was used.
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