N.Z. Burglar Returns Goods, Apologizes


	N.Z. Burglar Returns Goods, Apologizes

LorisKnight

9-1-2007 9:25 PM

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9-1-2007 9:47 PM

pokkets

Maybe he found about the owner, by what was on the laptop, and the burglar realized the owner needed the laptop more than he did.

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