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Shirley man who spared robber gets apology, $50
Photo credit: James Carbone | Mohammad Sohail holds up a $50 bill and the letter that he received from a robber who robbed his Shirley store in May. (Dec, 2, 2009)
Convenience store owner is rewarded by robber
Mo Sohail Wants to Form Charity
The Shirley convenience store owner who made national headlines in June after surveillance cameras caught him showing mercy to a subdued would-be robber says he lives by a simple rule: "When you do good things, good things come back."
So Mohammad Sohail said he was not surprised when he found a $50 bill and an apology note in the mail Wednesday.
The note did not include a signature,...
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