A Burglar with Manners

Maybe some of our criminals can take a lesson from this British burglar.

Several days after frightening a 91-year-old woman during a home invasion, this particular, but unnamed, burglar sent an apology note along with a bouquet of flowers to her Halifax home which was about 200 miles north of London.

In the note, the robber explained he believed the residence to be empty when he broke in around 4 a.m. on Oct. 9. He didn’t mean to startle the woman and he ended up leaving empty handed. The police did not take the gesture as a way to get out of the crime and have asked him to come forward with his identity, not just a floral arrangement.

But you have to admit, the gesture was nice.