Raleigh, N.C. — What started as a petty theft turned into a life lesson in community for a Wake County girl.
On May 22, the Bradshaw family came home to find their door pried open. Thieves had bypassed the computer, television and video game system but made off with a collection of costume jewelry from the bedroom of 10-year-old Jana Bradshaw.
“They didn’t take anything worth any monetary value,” mother Lisa Bradshaw said, “but it was worth a lot to her.” Most of the pieces had been given to Jana by her grandfather.
Deputy Chris Jackson of the Wake County Sheriff’s Office was moved by Jana’s loss to do more than just investigate the theft.
“It just came upon my heart to do something positive in this young girl’s life because I didn’t want her to remember the negative of this incident,” he said.
