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Woman texts thief to return her possessions

(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-11-03 09:01

A woman regained lost property including ID, credit cards and a drivers' license but lost her stolen cash and cell phone by texting a thief who snatched her handbag from a shoe store.

Trying a new pair of shoes on Friday at the shop in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, she placed the handbag on a seat behind her.

When she realized it had been stolen, she text the thief via her own phone advising him to keep her cell phone and cash but return the other items.

"To my surprise, he replied immediately that 'obedience is better than politeness,' and told me where to find my lost things at a toilet inside the store," she said.

"I did as he told and got the things back."

(news.sohu.com)