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A general contracting business owner went from victim to hero in Antigonish and Pictou Counties.

Johnny Moore is being praised after turning a crime against him into a way to give back by purchasing six security cameras to help improve community safety and deter future crimes.

His pickup truck was stolen and later linked to a hit and run in New Glasgow, according to the RCMP, along with other alleged criminal activity including a theft at the North Bay Fisherman’s Co-Op.

He shared with us how it hit him in the heart to find out his vehicle was used to commit crimes in the community.

“I just felt so bad that I didn’t go physically try to get the truck back earlier myself than what I did. I didn’t like anybody going through that kind of stuff,” expressed Moore.

He says he does not want to sit in his truck again as it was destroyed and full of needles when it was recovered.

Instead of letting the experience define him, Moore chose to help others.

Community member Kate MacEachern explains Moore’s story from her eyes.

“I hate using the word victim, but he was a victim like the rest of us that were stolen from,” she shared.

“His vehicle was taken. It was badly damaged the whole nine yards. And instead of living in that feeling, he decided to help us and help so many other people that had been victimized with his truck.”

She says this powerful moment impacted not just the Ballantyne’s Cove community, but his own and so many people along the way.