LAKE WALES, Fla. – After phrase unfold that an 11-year-old boy was robbed in downtown Lake Wales whereas promoting sweet for a college fundraiser, native enterprise house owners turned the traumatic state of affairs into considered one of selflessness and kindness.
Jessica Garrett and her mom, Cathy, are co-owners of The Ranch Coffeehouse and Viola Vines Boutique on E. Park Ave.
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The backstory:
Through the afternoon of April 25, they noticed and heard a commotion on Stuart Avenue. They discovered that an 11-year-old boy promoting chocolate had been robbed. Retailer surveillance video captured the 18-year-old suspect, Isaiyah Cabrera, passing by on an e-bike.
“Isaiyah requested our sufferer how a lot cash he’d made, and the little boy advised him he had $107,” mentioned Lt. Dale Hammond.
Hammond mentioned Cabrera then snatched the cash, which was inside a white envelope, from the boy’s pocket earlier than he fled on his e-bike.
Native perspective:
Jessica mentioned it was heartbreaking to see the traumatized boy.
“He was very upset,” she mentioned. “He’d simply been interviewed by the police officer, and he was similar to, ‘I am by no means [selling candy] once more. I am by no means doing it once more.'”
The mom and daughter determined to provide away $110 of their very own cash to assist the boy get well what he misplaced.
Dig deeper:
On April 29, Cabrera was arrested. Detectives mentioned he admitted he had a gun on him in the course of the theft, however he did not use it. He was charged with theft by sudden snatching with a firearm, violation of probation and carrying of hid weapon.
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The Garretts mentioned they needed to indicate the boy there are individuals on the market who care.
“To see a child upset like that, how do you not assist him, you understand?” mentioned Cathy. “Generally you simply do not know just a little act of kindness can flip any person round.”
The Lake Wales Police Division additionally helped to promote his remaining sweet for his faculty fundraiser.Â
The Supply: The data on this story was gathered by FOX 13’s Carla Bayron.Â
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