Thief returns cash from Ohio kettle with apology

Thief returns cash from Ohio ket­tle with apology

BOARDMAN, Ohio (AP) — A thief who made off with cash from a Sal­va­tion Army red ket­tle at a north­ern Ohio mall this week appar­ently has had a change of heart.

Police near Youngstown say that two days after the ket­tle was emp­tied out, some­one left $130 and an apol­ogy at the Sal­va­tion Army.

A note found at the Sal­va­tion Army on Wednes­day morn­ing read: “Here is the money I took plus money for a new ket­tle and bell.”

The Vin­di­ca­tor news­pa­per in Youngstown (http://bit.ly/SzAE8b ) reports that the note also said “please for­give me.”

Police in Board­man say a wit­ness saw some­one wear­ing a Sal­va­tion Army jacket take the ket­tle Mon­day night while a bell-ringer was on a break.

A Sal­va­tion Army offi­cial says it’s unclear how much money had been in the kettle.

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Infor­ma­tion from: The Vin­di­ca­tor, http://www.vindy.com

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