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Thirty Years After Theft, Man Returns Cash... With Interest

By Joe LaFurgey, WOOD-TV

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A person who claims to have stolen $800 from a Barry County, Michigan store about 30 years ago has repaid the money in cash — with interest.

March 19, 2013 Updated Mar 19, 2013 at 11:15 AM PDT

A person who claims to have stolen $800 from a Barry County, Michigan store about 30 years ago has repaid the money in cash — with interest.

The story began with a hard copy letter that arrived in NBC affiliate News 8’s newsroomMonday morning. It bore no signature and no return address. "I'm asking for help in locating a man that I owe the money," an anonymous person wrote in the letter.

In the letter addressed to the “Chanel 8 News and Sheriff,” the writer admitted to breaking into what was then the Middle Mart on M-37 just north of Middleville, Mich., about 30 years ago.

The self-proclaimed burglar didn't specify motive, only admitting to stealing cash from the store.

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