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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;daveydempsey, post: 1340027, member: 22&quot;]<b>Stolen Cannon returned.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>A thief who stole a historic cannon from outside a Lincolnshire village hall more than 30 years ago has returned it with a letter of apology.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 19th century device was taken from Tealby Village Hall in 1989 with residents left in the dark as to its whereabouts.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, they were left shocked when the 400lb gun reappeared &quot;out of the blue&quot; last week in exactly the same spot it had been taken from all those years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was accompanied by a letter claiming to be from the person who helped take it, in which they confessed to the robbery and said they were &quot;ashamed&quot; by their actions.</p><p><br /></p><p>It reads: &quot;Around 30 years ago, as a youth, I was involved in a shameful act.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The one and only criminal act I have ever committed was to aid some so-called friends in taking your cannon.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Being part of this act has troubled me ever since.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Please accept my sincere apologies for my unwitting part in this shameful act.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The writer, whose identity is not known, explained his pals hauled the cannon into the back of a truck in which he was a passenger before making away.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]220326[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]220327[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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