Article: Morning Smile; Thief sorry; victim didn't know it happened

CARTERET, N.J. (AP) - A man whose coin collection was stolen 20 years ago has received a $400 money order from the remorseful thief, who wrote in an anonymous letter that he was sorry for his youthful misdeeds.

Vincent Calabria, 73, of Carteret, said he didn't even know the coin collection was stolen, but was pleasantly surprised to receive the letter after so many years.

"I think it's a message from God that not everyone is bad or loused up," Calabria said last week. "There are good people, and there are people that have made mistakes and feel the need to atone."

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