Apologetic burglar returns jewelry

GALLUP (KRQE) - After nearly three years, a burglar with a guilty conscience returned all of the jewelry he stole along with an unsigned apology.

The letter from the burglar that read in part, "Please forgive me, I so sorry I steal from you…so many bad things happen because I steal from you, I so sorry."

In May 2007, the Fronterotta’s Gallup home was invaded by a burglar. He took off with about $1,000 and around a dozen pieces of jewelry.

The necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings came back to their rightful owners in a padded package addressed to the same home they were stolen from.

“I said ‘Look here it is all here,'” Suzie Fronterotta said. “I can’t believe he didn’t sell it."

While some pieces were more expensive, Fronterotta said she is grateful for the return of sentimental pieces like a nearly 30-year-old pearl necklace and a bracelet given to her by a family member shortly before his death.

“I wish him well, he did the right thing by returning my stuff and I wish him well. I hope his life gets better,” she said.

The burglar also said in the letter that tragic events, like the death of his wife, prompted him to return the items.

He also said he wanted to pay back the money he stole from the Fronterotta's if he can.

The Fonterotta's said they don't want police to charge the thief if they ever catch him.