Nicole Curtis

Nicole Curtis, star of the cable reality show "Rehab Addict," wants to turn a negative into a positive.

Curtis posted on Facebook that she wants to rehabilitate a criminal who robbed her when she was in town this week.

George Hunter of The Detroit News reports:

Nicole Curtis, whose show is focusing on the restoration of the historic Ransom Gillis mansion on John R in Brush Park, was robbed Sept. 7 in front of a downtown parking garage, police said. She was putting her 4-month-old child in the vehicle at the time, police said.

“She was parked in front of the garage at Larned and Griswold when a black Trailblazer pulled up in front of her,” Detroit Police Officer Nicole Kirkwood said. “The suspect got out ... reached in through her driver’s side door, and grabbed her purse.”

The man also took Curtis’ laptop and some paperwork in the 9:30 p.m. heist, Kirkwood said. “Then he jumped back in his vehicle and fled,” she said.

Curtis writes:

“So, to the young man that robbed us — if you get caught I'm coming to meet you. First I seek to understand what makes you think this was a good idea. Cause the mom in me wonders . . . was it the only choice you thought you had ? Second, I'm going to pray for you that your life takes you different directions.”

Read more: The Detroit News