To thief of niece's purse: Give it back

To the person who found and took my niece's purse from the Dress Barn parking lot in Palatine, last night: You may think you found a gold mine, but you are in fact, a thief, and you can't begin to realize or understand, the pain you have caused.

My 20-year-old niece is a college student in her third year, and she is a beautiful, hardworking young lady.  She did not deserve to have you rob her. She is very distraught over this, as we all are. I would love so much, for her purse to be returned to her.

PLEASE! Do the right thing and return the purse, with everything still there. She is going back to college soon, and it would make all of us so happy. I love her and I want her to have her belongings back!

Thank you!

Jan Mnichowicz

Palatine