Child returns packages, apologizes after man makes her steal them, homeowner says

HOUSTON – On Monday, a homeowner who released a video of a child stealing several packages from his doorstep says the little girl came back -- with those packages and an apology.

Homeowner Joseph Diaz said the child took his packages and was told to do so by a man who was walking with her.

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After KPRC2's story aired on Monday, the child and her mother took the packages back to his home and apologized.

Diaz said the mother told him a family friend was walking with her children that day.

There's no word on whether that man will face any charges.


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