A suspect was caught on camera stealing thousands of dollars of inventory from a Crowley fireworks stand, the owner said. Now, the owner is offering forgiveness, a $200 reward and a job to that suspect.
Surveillance video shows a Dodge pickup backing into the lot at Johnny Fireworks at 5 a.m. last Friday. The driver loads up and drives off with thousands of dollars worth of fireworks and leaves behind thousands of dollars in damage, according to the stand’s co-owner, Jonathan Cook.
“To the person who broke into our fireworks stand and drove off with thousands of dollars worth of inventory in the back of your Dodge truck—thank you,” Cook posted on social media. “Not because we enjoyed waking up to damaged buildings and missing product. Not because theft is ever justified. But because your actions reminded me of something bigger: people are hurting.”…