RIVERSIDE, Calif. —

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It was a sweet slice of life caught on camera between a father and his 4-year-old son when Conner Smith realized a new candy store in their favorite shopping center had left its doors unlocked at night.

In surveillance video, Smith tells his son that they need to find a security guard to help lock up the business. They briefly left to find a phone number for help and returned to wait for the security guard. To pass the time, Smith read the bulk candy rules to his son, Charlie.

"My first thought was that somebody is gonna take advantage of the situation, and then what if they want to close because they lose too much inventory and they can't stay open?" Smith said. "That would bum my kids out, which would bum me out."

It was a simple but teachable momen

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