Today the Boston police honored a homeless man who found and handed in a bag of cash Saturday. The Fort Pointer, @FortPointer, tweeted that the man is often seen sitting on the Summer Street bridge. I realized I had seen him last week.
Peter Schworm and Martin Finucane write about what happened at the Boston Globe: “A humble homeless man who returned a backpack full of cash and traveler’s checks to police said he felt ‘very, very good’ to do it and used a ceremony honoring him at police headquarters to thank all the people who have ever given him money on the street.
“Glen James said, ‘I don’t talk too much because I stutter.’ But he handed out a handwritten statement in which he said, ‘Even if I were desperate for money, I would not have kept even a … penny of the money I found. I am extremely religious — God has always very well looked after me.’ …
“After making his discovery, James flagged down a passing Boston police officer and handed over the backpack. The backpack contained $2,400 in cash, $39,500 in traveler’s checks, passports, and various personal papers, police said.”
For the rest of the story and a short video of the police commissioner giving James thanks, go to the Globe. The honoree listens to Commissioner Davis with the sweetest smile ever.
Photo: Boston Globe
Glen James, honored by the Boston Police for handing it a bag of cash he found.
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I think it’s very neat that you know this guy.
Well, not exactly “Know” him. I saw him settling down on the bridge the other day. I never give money except to buy the Spare Change News from homeless people. Now I have to think about that. I would have liked to give to this man.