A father and his little boy in Riverside, California, are being praised for their act of kindness at a shopping center when no one was watching.

Conner Smith and his four-year-old son Charlie were caught on surveillance footage standing outside a newly opened candy shop that had accidentally left its doors unlocked after closing, WBAL-TV reported Saturday.

When he realized no one was inside the Uptown Candy Shop, Smith told his son they needed to get help. The pair went to find a phone number to call for assistance and the clip shows a security guard arriving to lock up the shop.

When he realized the store had been left open and unattended, Smith said, “My first thought was that somebody is gonna take advantage of the situation, and then what if they want to close because they lose

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