Local Hero

thought that I would pass this one along.....

some folks were passing their last day in Negril taking photos and visiting a local music venue, just a few local people around. when they went to grab their camera it was gone, as was one of the local people. A young man, seeing their distress, thought to take their info just in case. He then made it his business to track down the camera, which he did in short order! He then contacted to owners stateside and arranged to fedex it to them.

I for one commend this young man for not only doing the right thing, but showing us all how it is done!

That's good to hear!

Very nice :) Thanks for sharing that story - all too often we only hear the bad, not the good

Glad to hear!!!

Big ups to him!!

Big-Ups, is Right!!!!

Good man! Shame the World isn't filled with more young men like that!

Someone raised that young man right! He will be repaid many times in his life for his good deeds - that's how the world works.

How do you know this actually happened? I've come to distrust stories that come third person with no verifiable facts... No names, no dates, no location, nothing... After all the recent threads about theft I guess it's time for a feel good story... But am I the only one who notices those stories are loaded with details, and this one has none? There are many steps to this story. . camera stolen... Tracked down and shipped. back... Most likely on a different day... At whose cost? How do you have the whole story if it wasn't you you had the camera stolen? How much was the "reward"? For all we know the scam is one guy steals camera, the other plays good Samaritan and returns it for a " reward"...

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Originally Posted by HarryS

How do you know this actually happened? I've come to distrust stories that come third person with no verifiable facts... No names, no dates, no location, nothing... After all the recent threads about theft I guess it's time for a feel good story... But am I the only one who notices those stories are loaded with details, and this one has none? There are many steps to this story. . camera stolen... Tracked down and shipped. back... Most likely on a different day... At whose cost? How do you have the whole story if it wasn't you you had the camera stolen? How much was the "reward"? For all we know the scam is one guy steals camera, the other plays good Samaritan and returns it for a " reward"...

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Wow man that's bitter.......I prefer to have the positive vibe

HarryS,

I choose to believe Patty, she is a class act and not one to spread false stories.

Agreed. It's nice to hear good news ~ and if it's from Patty ~ I'm a believer.

I believe Patty but I also smell SCAMOLA.... Reward money....So,,,I guess this guy just chases the thief and the thief just give up his take with NO fight?

So the young man just happened to be hanging on the beach,,,then Happens to take down their number & address and then Happen to find the thief who Happens to just give the camera back to him ???

The only locals on the beach are there for a Reason ???Work/selling etc....

You steal the camera,,O/K now where do you sell it?? You don't.... So you do the scam....By the way,,I guess the guy just paid for the postage himself also too,right?

They do the same thing in the US with dogs,,,steal dog,wait for reward then act like the hero.

The punchline is most of the photos were from the late-night goings-on at the nude jacuzzi at Hedonism.

This is a good story......and if Patty took the time to post it, you can believe she knows it to be the truth or she wouldn't have taken the time to post it here. Thanks Patty.....good to hear something good for a change. It's sad that some will believe the bad rumors & hear say that are told, but when it comes to something good, told by a reliable source, they want to poo poo it!!!

The young man is the son of a local policeman, and he is presently working at my home, - he has a full time JOB doing masonary- the person who took the camera was an older man, but known to him. This happened next door to where I live (on the westend, not the beach)and was verified by others who were there. The young man gained nothing, is of good character, simply wanted to do the right thing. On the same note, I left my cell phone on a table at the restaurant the other night and figured it was gone for good, it was returned to Kirby- my husband, the following day, having been picked up by a good Samaritan.....that's a first hand story for you.

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One can only hope, but than you never know around here.....

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The young man is the son of a local policeman, and he is presently working at my home, - he has a full time JOB doing masonary- the person who took the camera was an older man, but known to him. This happened next door to where I live (on the westend, not the beach)and was verified by others who were there. The young man gained nothing, is of good character, simply wanted to do the right thing. On the same note, I left my cell phone on a table at the restaurant the other night and figured it was gone for good, it was returned to Kirby- my husband, the following day, having been picked up by a good Samaritan.....that's a first hand story for you.

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Then I stand corrected and good for the kid,his dad taught him well. I thought on the beach would be a bit more suspicious ?

Was the thief ever identified or arrested ?

Drinking and eating at Best in the West with my wife. She had a new camera inside one of those coconut purse things we bought on the beach. We decide to switch chairs and sit on the other side of the bar.

Few minutes later a local brings over the purse to us. I would have never seen him take it,,,,it was hanging on the chair.

We bought him beers all night........

I trust but I always have one eye open when I sleep.

Back in 1991 I left our bag with "lots" of cash and a camera at a bar on the beach (don't remember which bar) . As we were leaving and I got on the bus I realized I didn't have the bag. Went back to the bar and the dude working their had it waiting for me. Pretty awesome.