"I'm so sorry I had to do this": Thief leaves hand-written apology and desperate promise
One desperate thief had left behind quite a sad note after committing a crime in Auckland.
In an interesting turn of events, a couple had woken up to find their car had been broken into and the battery was stolen overnight. The offender had left behind a hand-written note in the engine addressed to the victims, apologising to them.
The note read: “I’m so sorry I had to do this. When I am in a fortunate position I will put $200 in your wipers.”
One of the victims shared: “The thief actually left a nice note. Don’t feel half as angry as I should but still have no way to get to work.”
The resident, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Herald that while she should have been furious she wishes the offender had knocked on the door asking for help instead.
“I personally felt a bit sorry that he was in such strife that he turned to crime. So I should have been angry - and probably would have been if he hadn’t left the note.
“It’s tough out there for some and getting worse. I’d probably have just bloody given him the money if he’d knocked on the door.”
Her husband also showed immense sympathy, despite having their privacy violated and being stolen from.
“I couldn’t even feel angry about it in the end. It was more or less an apology. We’re all living hard lives at the moment with inflation and the cost of living going up, it’s sad that there is someone out there going around that desperate."
While showing sympathy for the offender, the victims also described the note as “strange” given they were able to rip a battery out “in a hurry” but had enough time to “write and deposit a note”.
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