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Homeless Man Gets in Trouble After Finding a Bag Full of Money in the Trash
When his wife divorced him and left him with nothing, Tom became a homeless man. He found himself living in a tent in the woods. At first, he thought his life was ruined but he learned to love being alone with nature. Yet, he was barely getting by.
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homeless man gets in trouble after
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finding a bag full of money in the trash
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when his wife divorced him and left him
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with nothing Tom became a homeless man
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he found himself living in a tent in the
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woods at first he thought his life was
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ruined but he learned to love being
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alone with nature yet he was barely
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getting by so Tom would sometimes return
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to town to do some menial chores to earn
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a little bit of money he washed cars for
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loose change and did deliveries for the
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grocery in exchange for food one day he
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finds himself in the trash and his life
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started to turn around one day while Tom
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was walking home after doing some jobs
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he noticed something strange a sketchy
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looking man was standing by two large
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garbage bins he was looking around
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nervously and then quickly threw a
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garbage bag inside and then walked away
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quickly
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Tom had never seen anyone look so
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nervous about throwing away the trash it
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was very unusual curious Tom carefully
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took the bag out to see what was inside
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the bag was filled to the brim so he
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expected it to be heavy but it was not
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as heavy as it looked
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the streets were starting to get busy as
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people were starting to get off from
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their work he didn't want people to
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think he was Scavenging for trash they
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may not be giving him jobs when they
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hear about it so Tom decided to take the
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bag home with him to his tent when Tom
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arrived at his tent he eagerly opened
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the bag what he saw made him gasp he
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made a hundred guesses on his way home
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but he never expected this the trash bag
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was filled with cash and it was more
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money than he'd ever owned in his life
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couldn't believe his luck with this cash
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he probably no longer has to work again
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Tom quickly tied up the trash bag and
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looked around for a safe place to hide
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it if anyone knew about this they would
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definitely come and take the money away
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the next day Tom told his old neighbor
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that he would no longer be washing cars
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again his old neighbor was confused and
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asked does he need the cash
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Tom simply shook his head and said he
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didn't need it anymore Tom walked around
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town feeling a bit free it definitely
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felt good to have more than enough cash
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in his pockets again he planned to buy
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himself some food when he saw the same
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man standing by the garbage cans again
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Tom quickly stopped walking and hid
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behind a tree he watched as the man
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threw in another trash bag inside the
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cans Tom held his breath could that bag
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be filled with money too
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Tom watched the man walk away before he
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ran to the trash bin Tom quickly
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recovered the bag and quickly went home
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to his tent forgetting about food now
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that he was alone and he was sure nobody
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followed him he opened the trash bag
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just as he suspected this one was also
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filled with cash this went on for a few
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more days the man returned to the trash
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bin and threw in a trash bag full of
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cash Tom would retrieve the bag each
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time until he was able to have enough
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cash to buy a small cabin in the woods
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he finally had a home once again
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people in town started talking about Tom
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it was a small town where families have
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been rooted for her for Generations
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everyone knew each other they knew about
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how the divorce messed up his life and
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how his wife took everything he owned
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they helped him out by making him do odd
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jobs for Foods or cash with Tom
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rejecting those jobs now the people in
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town started to wonder he couldn't have
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saved that much money to afford a cabin
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in the woods with the cash he earned by
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doing menial jobs
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it was odd to see Tom going around
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spending cash all of a sudden when the
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cabin owner said that Tom paid in cash
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the rumors got worse everyone wondered
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where Tom got the cash it didn't take
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long for the police to get involved Tom
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had no idea that he was the Talk of the
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Town he barely went into town anymore
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now that he had his cabin he had a
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garden to grow his food and he was
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content with a quiet and simple life but
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all of that was about to change
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one day an officer came knocking on
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Tom's door he introduced himself as
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officer Dave and told him that they've
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gotten a lot of concerns about Tom's
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spending and a lot of people in town
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wanted an investigation about where all
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the money was coming from
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officer Dave apologized for the
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intrusion he seemed to be sympathetic as
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he said that he believed everyone should
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mind their own business but the number
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of inquiries about the situation forced
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the cops to make an investigation
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Tom felt officer Dave's sincerity and
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wondered if he should tell him the truth
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after all he technically didn't do
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anything wrong Tom confessed and told
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officer Dave about the strange man in
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the bags of cash he found in the trash
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officer Dave couldn't believe his ears
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if Tom was telling the truth there must
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be something big operating in town that
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they weren't aware of the police chief
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needed to hear this he asked Tom if he
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could come with him to the police
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station when they arrived at the station
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some people noticed and they started to
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gather some of them started to yell at
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Tom saying that he was a thief Tom felt
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helpless and vulnerable why were they
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treating him like a criminal he wasn't
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even in cuffs
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officer Dave quickly let him inside and
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sat him down in the interrogation room
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he apologized as he cuffed his hands he
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told Tom it was necessary to make sure
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that he won't leave as they verify a
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story first
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Tom told the story once more he told
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them everything he knew and tried to
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describe the man as best he can officer
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Dave took down notes and asked him for
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more details when needed after they
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discussed everything Dave thanked Tom
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and left the room
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Tom sat down and waited processing what
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had just happened in a way he felt
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relieved after confessing everything it
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felt like a Wade had lifted from his
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shoulders he knew he had done right by
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cooperating with the authorities but as
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he looked down at his cuffed hands he
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felt anxious what will happen next will
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he even be able to clear his name and
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move on it seemed like his life was just
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one scandal after another he doubted
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that the townspeople would help him out
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after this one officer Dave came back
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and told Tom he was free to go but he
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had to surrender the rest of the money
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he got they allowed him to continue
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staying in the cabin and he was
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instructed not to leave town while the
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investigation was still going on
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aside from the rumors going around about
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him there was something else that
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bothered Tom he felt that he was being
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watched all the time he always found
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himself looking over his shoulder
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wondering if he was being followed were
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the police still investigating him
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the next day Tom received a call from
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officer Dave he told Tom that there was
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some progress in the investigation and
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they needed his help to catch the thief
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Tom's heart raced as he heard this he
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suddenly got nervous what do you want me
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to do
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officer Dave explained that they had
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come up with a plan to trap the culprit
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they had a suspect in mind but needed
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proof that it was really him they needed
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Tom's help since he was the only one who
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could identify him officer Dave told him
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not to worry because the cops would be
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watching him closely from now on they
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won't allow him to be in danger all he
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had to do was just go about his daily
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routine and make sure that he checks on
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the garbage bins from time to time
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the next day Tom did as he was
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instructed he went about doing his
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errands and the moment he reached town
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he felt like he was being watched this
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time he wasn't nervous because he knew
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for sure that it was the cops Tom made
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his way to the where the garbage bins
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were and hid behind a tree pretending to
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read a newspaper officer Dave gave him a
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call and instructed time on what
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signaled to give once he confirmed that
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they had the right man
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in just a few minutes the suspicious man
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showed up he was carrying a trash bag
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and deposited in the trash bin as usual
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Tom gave the signal and as the man
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walked away several men blocked him and
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made the arrest Tom felt a sense of
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relief wash over him as he watched the
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police arrest the man
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with this development he realized his
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name can now be cleared and he did his
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part in catching the culprit he can now
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move on with his life news spread about
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what really happened Tom's name was
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cleared and his life was slowly going
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back to normal the authorities allowed
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him to keep the cabin and he was able to
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find a steady job that allowed him to
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pay his bills on time
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the townspeople who had once been
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suspicious looked up to him now they had
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seen him grow up lose his home and now
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he was a hero they admired him for
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overcoming the challenges he had in life
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a few weeks after the arrest Tom was
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given a reward of ten thousand dollars
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by the police for his assistance in
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catching a high profile culprit Tom
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didn't expect the reward letting him
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keep the cabin was more than enough Tom
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decided to donate a portion of the
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reward to a local homeless shelter he
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used the rest of the money to start his
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own business a small bakery he had
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always loved baking and now he was able
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to make a living doing something he
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loved the bakery was a success people
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from all over town came to buy his bread
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and pastries regularly the business grew
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and Tom was able to hire homeless people
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to work in his Bakery giving them a
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chance to get back on their feet
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Tom was paying it forward and he started
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to feel like he made a difference in the
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world Tom's Bakery became a staple in
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town and he was known to be kind and
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generous he truly had found his purpose
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and he felt grateful for the second
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chance that he was given
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