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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I have found quite alot during the years, the last time was a tenner few weeks ago as I walked over a street, what do you do if you find it? Do you keep it? I do  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence."
Then the police spend it,makes sense  |
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense "
It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up. |
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I found a fully loaded wallet floating on top of a boating pond quite a few years ago (cash, credit cards, the lot). Being an honest and upright citizen I handed it in at the ticket booth once we got back on dry land, and within five minutes it was reunited with its owner.
What was disappointing was that I didn't get a single acknowledgement from the owner, monetary or otherwise... a simple 'thank you' would have been nice  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense
It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up."
They would just spend it and if you came back to claim it they will say it’s been claimed by the owner. |
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense
It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up. They would just spend it and if you came back to claim it they will say it’s been claimed by the owner."
It's still theft by finding if you keep it.
Wouldn't really bother me if the police kept it. |
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Just a note without some confused old dear stood by looking bewildered its getting split between my little people. Chief and i did get done once when we picked up a 5 pound note and asked an old lady at the bus stop if she had lost it, she looked sideways at us and snapped yes it's mine then proceeded to run onto the nearest bus. Felt so sorry for her lack of morals at that age i let her keep it and had a good opportunity to teach kids about people who steal, money well spent  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I once picked up a trail of 20 pound notes ..
There must have been about 200 quid in all.. i was by the post office so i took it in..the man who had lost it was in there looking aghast at the thought he had lost his money...
I got a £20 reward for being honest..
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Just a note without some confused old dear stood by looking bewildered its getting split between my little people. Chief and i did get done once when we picked up a 5 pound note and asked an old lady at the bus stop if she had lost it, she looked sideways at us and snapped yes it's mine then proceeded to run onto the nearest bus. Felt so sorry for her lack of morals at that age i let her keep it and had a good opportunity to teach kids about people who steal, money well spent "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence."
*theft* oh please, really ??  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If it's just a note I'd keep it but wallet or purse gets sent to the police station.
On a separate note one of my old customers super glued a £1 coin outside his shop and used to take great delight at watching people try to pick it up. |
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence."
Pmsl - yeah, righto!!! And what do you think the police do with it!!!! Must be nice having that Halo in place lol... |
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.
*theft* oh please, really ?? "
It is. Look it up. |
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.
Pmsl - yeah, righto!!! And what do you think the police do with it!!!! Must be nice having that Halo in place lol..."
It is thanks  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.
*theft* oh please, really ??
It is. Look it up."
And how are you going to get convicted of this exactly ?? |
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.
*theft* oh please, really ??
It is. Look it up.
And how are you going to get convicted of this exactly ?? "
Just one example. Unfortunately it's The Sun, but there are others.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2991687/woman-found-20-pound-note-floor-convicted-theft/ |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.
*theft* oh please, really ??
It is. Look it up.
And how are you going to get convicted of this exactly ??
Just one example. Unfortunately it's The Sun, but there are others.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2991687/woman-found-20-pound-note-floor-convicted-theft/"
Laughable |
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.
*theft* oh please, really ??
It is. Look it up.
And how are you going to get convicted of this exactly ??
Just one example. Unfortunately it's The Sun, but there are others.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2991687/woman-found-20-pound-note-floor-convicted-theft/
Laughable"
I would also like to point out I used to work for the probation service where one of the offenders offence was "theft by finding".
So, please do not dismiss what I'm saying. |
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.
*theft* oh please, really ??
It is. Look it up.
And how are you going to get convicted of this exactly ??
Just one example. Unfortunately it's The Sun, but there are others.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2991687/woman-found-20-pound-note-floor-convicted-theft/
Laughable
I would also like to point out I used to work for the probation service where one of the offenders offence was "theft by finding".
So, please do not dismiss what I'm saying."
Pmsl - worst kind of social workers and do gooders going!!!! Or do you mean In their mail room lol!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense
It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up. They would just spend it and if you came back to claim it they will say it’s been claimed by the owner."
Don’t talk nonsense. Do you think a bobby is going to risk their job over a poxy tenner. People have some very strange ideas about what goes on in police stations. |
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"I have found quite alot during the years, the last time was a tenner few weeks ago as I walked over a street, what do you do if you find it? Do you keep it? I do "
My local pub landlord always says he is financially struggling so I think the right thing to do is to spend it there. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense
It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up. They would just spend it and if you came back to claim it they will say it’s been claimed by the owner.
Don’t talk nonsense. Do you think a bobby is going to risk their job over a poxy tenner. People have some very strange ideas about what goes on in police stations. "
By the letter of the law she's right but it's never going to happen as all you'd say is I dropped it myself. No way they can disprove it |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense
It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up. They would just spend it and if you came back to claim it they will say it’s been claimed by the owner.
Don’t talk nonsense. Do you think a bobby is going to risk their job over a poxy tenner. People have some very strange ideas about what goes on in police stations.
By the letter of the law she's right but it's never going to happen as all you'd say is I dropped it myself. No way they can disprove it "
I was referring to her saying the police would just spend it. I know theft by finding is an offence. |
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense
It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up."
Oh yes I believe you... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Found fifteen quid... I was going on a date.
I found a fiver... Bought my breakfast for work
Found iPhone with £20...kept both.
Not interested in going to police. They bin the phone and donate money to charity....
Finders keepers. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My ex husband 'found' a wedge of money sticking out of a cash machine.. was about 1500 quid... he kept it "
I found €450 sticking out of one in Paris about 10 years ago, not a soul around. I took the wife to Moulin Rouge with it that night. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My ex husband 'found' a wedge of money sticking out of a cash machine.. was about 1500 quid... he kept it
Didn't think you could withdraw that much at once. "
Apparently there was a glitch on the machine.. the person before him took their money and the machine just carried on spewing money out |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My ex husband 'found' a wedge of money sticking out of a cash machine.. was about 1500 quid... he kept it
Didn't think you could withdraw that much at once.
Apparently there was a glitch on the machine.. the person before him took their money and the machine just carried on spewing money out"
Why did the person not just keep taking money then? A Good Samaritan sharing possibly? |
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By *uzzy NavelWoman
over a year ago
so near and yet so far.... |
"I once picked up a trail of 20 pound notes ..
There must have been about 200 quid in all.. i was by the post office so i took it in..the man who had lost it was in there looking aghast at the thought he had lost his money...
I got a £20 reward for being honest..
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Yay well done you xx |
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"If it's a coin, I leave it.
If it's a note I would hand it into the police.
If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense
It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up. They would just spend it and if you came back to claim it they will say it’s been claimed by the owner.
Don’t talk nonsense. Do you think a bobby is going to risk their job over a poxy tenner. People have some very strange ideas about what goes on in police stations.
By the letter of the law she's right but it's never going to happen as all you'd say is I dropped it myself. No way they can disprove it
I was referring to her saying the police would just spend it. I know theft by finding is an offence."
I didn't say that the police would just spend it!
That was the others! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My ex husband 'found' a wedge of money sticking out of a cash machine.. was about 1500 quid... he kept it
Didn't think you could withdraw that much at once.
Apparently there was a glitch on the machine.. the person before him took their money and the machine just carried on spewing money out
Why did the person not just keep taking money then? A Good Samaritan sharing possibly? "
Because they had walked away.. |
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