Stolen items returned to violence charity office along with apology note
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 08/08/2013 08:13 AM [ Comments ]
Even criminals are capable of having a conscious as demonstrated by the burglars that broke into the San Bernardino County Sexual Assault Services office; after realizing that they had robbed a charity that helps victims of sexual violence they returned every item - they even included a handwritten apology!
The thieves broke into the San Bernardino County Sexual Assault Services office on the night of July 31, according to what police told NBC Los Angeles. They apparently came in through the ceiling about 10 p.m. and hurriedly took several computer towers and monitors, along with a laptop.
Police arrived and summoned the nonprofit's executive director, Candy Stallings.
"One of the officers had talked to some transients around the street about what was going on. He was telling them about what we do," Stallings said.
The following morning about 4:30 a.m., Stallings said she got another call from police about suspicious activity taking place at her office.
This time when Stallings arrived, she was astonished by what she found.
"All my stuff was in front of the door," Stallings said. "There was a shopping cart, and there were the PCs that were taken, there was the laptop - everything was there."
An investigator who was about to dust the laptop for fingerprints opened it and found a note tucked inside.
"We were all pretty shocked," Stallings said. "You've got to be kidding me. I was in disbelief, I got chills, I got very emotional."
Some of the officers were surprised, too.
"This is the first time in my career I have seen the return of stolen items," said San Bernardino Police Lt. Paul Williams. "It appears the guilt of taking the property caused the return of the items."
Police arrived and summoned the nonprofit's executive director, Candy Stallings.
"One of the officers had talked to some transients around the street about what was going on. He was telling them about what we do," Stallings said.
The following morning about 4:30 a.m., Stallings said she got another call from police about suspicious activity taking place at her office.
This time when Stallings arrived, she was astonished by what she found.
"All my stuff was in front of the door," Stallings said. "There was a shopping cart, and there were the PCs that were taken, there was the laptop - everything was there."
An investigator who was about to dust the laptop for fingerprints opened it and found a note tucked inside.
"We were all pretty shocked," Stallings said. "You've got to be kidding me. I was in disbelief, I got chills, I got very emotional."
Some of the officers were surprised, too.
"This is the first time in my career I have seen the return of stolen items," said San Bernardino Police Lt. Paul Williams. "It appears the guilt of taking the property caused the return of the items."
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