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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

I just saw this story on WMUR's website.Great to see good deeds returned in spades.Hats off to the officer and Cumberland Farms!

Officer's Kindness Leads To Act Of Generosity
Laconia Officer Paid For Sandwiches Stolen By Hungry Man
POSTED: 10:39 am EST March 4, 2009


LACONIA, N.H. -- A Laconia police officer's act of kindness initially helped a shoplifter, but now it will help more of New Hampshire's homeless and hungry.

In January, Officer Jeffrey Wholley was called to a Cumberland Farms store after a man stole four sandwiches. When the man said he had been hungry, Wholley returned, paid for the food and asked the store to give the man a break. No charges were filed.

Friday, Cumberland Farms President Ari Haseotes will donate $1,000 to the Laconia Police Relief Fund and $2,500 to the New Hampshire Food Bank to recognize Wholley's compassion. The store also will serve lunch for the Salvation Army.

Laconia has a program called Problem Oriented Policing, which acknowledges that many crimes can be rooted in desperation from hunger and homelessness.

"Law cannot foresee every possible circumstance"
Tried and true.....