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Elderly man repays $30 he stole from Sears in 1940′s www.privateofficer.com
SEATTLE WA Nov 29 2011 (AP) — The manager of the Sears store in downtown Seattle says an elderly man has repaid — with interest — cash the man says he stole in the late 1940s.
KING-TV reports that the man hand-delivered an envelope Monday addressed to “Sears manager.” Inside were a note and a $100 bill.
The note said the man stole $20 to $30 from a cash register decades ago and wanted to pay back $100.
Manager Gary Lorentson says he thinks the man’s conscience “has been bothering him for the past 60 years.”
Store security cameras recorded the man, but Sears officials said they don’t know who he is and they won’t release the video.
The store plans to put the money toward helping needy families in the holiday season.
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Well, if this continues, there will be more needy than they ever imagined.
I haven’t been to Sears since I tried to return a battery that was dead one year. The manager sent me to one about 30-40 miles away because he said I had to go to the store where I bought it at to make a return. The weird thing is: I could have sworn I had a Delco on that particular vehicle at the time.
Anywhooo, I’ve noticed the Porch crowd still shops there…especially if they are working on becoming One!