Bike Thief Leaves Handwritten Apology Note

[Mark]

It seemed miraculous enough to Paul Gilmour that police recovered his bike, but even more surprising was the thief's handwritten apology note that came along with it.

"A police officer brought me my bike, undamaged. But there was also this handwritten letter from this guy," Gilmour, 41, of Portland, Ore., told ABCNews.com. "Apparently, when he was picked up by police, he had asked for a piece of paper and a pen and wrote out this apology letter for me. And he included $10 out of his pocket to help pay for a replacement lock."

The letter, handwritten by the thief, apologized for stealing the bike and explained why he had committed the crime.

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[Togachu]

Thats just so awesome, haha!

[snilloc]

"I have no choice but to forgive this guy," he said. "It's just such a bizarre mix. He's obviously got issues and he's going to work through it, and he'll get his help now. The whole change of heart this guy had is really interesting."


The thief shouldn’t have done it but he obviously has problems. Full respect to the owner of the bike with his pragmatic outlook on life.

It’s a strange world we live in.

[Togachu]

It's sure is!!