Giant Stolen Pumpkin Returned With Apology Note

A thief has returned a 255-pound pumpkin that an eastern Pennsylvania boy won by correctly guessing its weight -- along with a note apologizing for the theft.

Nine-year-old Jaiden Newcomer, of York, won the pumpkin at an Oktoberfest celebration in Windsor Township and had displayed the giant pumpkin on the family's porch -- until it was stolen last week.

But the York Dispatch reports the pumpkin was back on the family's porch Sunday evening after they returned from a weekend trip.

The thief also left a note that says, β€œI'm really sorry about taking your pumpkin, it was wrong of me, you earned the pumpkin, I didn't think my actions through nor realize who they were affecting. Sincerest apologies.”

Amy Newcomer says her son is β€œvery excited. He's beside himself.”

The returned pumpkin surprised everyone.

"I never thought it would actually be returned," Newcomer told the paper.

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