The kind gesture of a police officer towards a shoplifter helped the young man land a job. According to Yahoo News, Toronto o...
The kind gesture of a police officer towards a shoplifter helped the young man land a job.
According to Yahoo News, Toronto officers arrived at a local
department store on a theft call and found an 18-year-old, who had
allegedly tried to steal a dress shirt, tie and socks, in the custody of
loss prevention officers.
Officer Niran Jeyanesan said he realised they weren’t normal items for a teen to steal, so he asked what the items were for.
“He was apprehensive to talk about it at first, but he began to open up,” Jeyanesan said.
Jeyanesan said the teen had stolen the items to attend a job
interview. With his father sick and unable to work, he wanted to help
his family.
“In this case, something clicked and I believed in him,” Jeyanesan said.
Jeyanesan spoke to the store manager to retrieve the clothes the
18-year-old picked out and the officer paid for them out of his own
pocket.
Officers took the teen down to the station, but decided not to
charge him. Jeyanesan left the clothes for the teen and went back to his
shift.
The 18-year-old reportedly landed a job while wearing the clothes.
“It was a case that allowed us to use our discretion. You could
truly see that this person was trying to do something with his life,”
Jeyanesan said.
“This is a chance where we get to do something good. We all make mistakes and someone, at some point, gives us a second chance.”