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New Haven, Conn. — Many homeless people are haunted by drug addiction, mental illness or a criminal past. Indeed, Elmer Alvarez knows those demons all too well. But he said just because a person is without a home, it doesn't mean they're void of character. For example, the day he found a check for $10,000, he said the first thing that came to mind was, "I got to look for this person." He said it never crossed his mind to try and get it cashed. "It never crossed my mind because I made a decision to turn my life over. I've been clean for three years," Elmer said.   The money belonged to New Haven, Connecticut, real estate broker Roberta Hoskie. She recorded her meeting with the good Samaritan. "I expected to find a guy all nice, clean shaven and blue suit like you," she said. Instead she got Elmer, who cried when Roberta offered him a reward. "It shattered the stereotypes," Roberta said. This all happened about a year ago. But the best part of the story is what has happened … [Read more...] about Real estate broker and man who returned $10,000 check help the homeless