A Saddle Brook couple whose new television was stolen from their home while it was still in the box got a Christmas Eve surprise when a Hackensack contractor who read their story in Daily Voice bought them an even bigger one.
“They’ve been through a lot, with their home broken into and all, so I had to upgrade them,” the good Samaritan said Thursday afternoon, after he and Police Chief Robert Kugler delivered the 50-inch smart TV to the Kuhn Drive couple.
The contractor said he’d been reading Daily Voice stories posted by a friend on social media about a rash of recent burglaries in Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn, Garfield, Maywood and Saddle Brook.
He was struck by a story this morning about the 50-something couple, who returned to their home Wednesday night to find the TV, a laptop and jewelry stolen by someone who pried open a rear door. READ MORE….
PHOTO: Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler
