2007-02-06 00:02:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
If there was identification I would try to return it. Otherwise "finders keepers!"
2007-02-06 00:07:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
#1 You can hang onto the wallet, call the person(if name and address is in the wallet) and tell them you have found a wallet you believes belongs to the person. Meet with the person. However, because there are so many people with the same or similiar name(s) have the person give you the address that is in the wallet . #2 if there is NO address, then run an add in the paper under lost & found for 30days. If no one answers the add, then the money is yours. Or you could turn it in to the PD .but I would say the people would NEVER get the wallet or the money. Whatever ya do just make certain you give the full 1000 back-who knows you just might be rewarded for your honesty.
2007-02-06 11:32:41 · answer #2 · answered by nickle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two issues that relate to this question - criminality and morality.
In the majority of countries whose laws are derived from the British justice system, there is the offence of "Stealing by finding". If you find an item, fail to take reasonable effort to find the rightful owner or surrender the item to a lawful authority, than you are deemed to have deprived the rightful owner of the benefit of the item. In other words, you are stealing, and can be charged with the relevant offence.
Think of it morally as well. The item does not belong to you. You have not performed any act or service to be rewarded by the item, you have simply stumbled across it. The money could be the only money the person has. It might belong to an elderly person who traditionally has a distrust of banking institutions. Are you more entitled to the money than the person who earned it?
Think of the warm fuzzy feeling you give to others if you hand in a wallet, cash intact. I am a police officer, and always have some of my faith in humanity restored when a wallet is handed in with money inside. It lets me know that there are still some honest people in the world. I also always ask the finder if they would like feedback from the owner, so that the finder can receive thanks for their good deed.
Finally, if you hand it in to a police station, the money will be returned to you within a period of time should the owner not be located. The time period varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
2007-02-06 09:06:26 · answer #3 · answered by Lux Ae 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Ca. turn it in to the local police and run an add in the paper to call and identify if no returns in 90 days it's yours.
2007-02-06 11:32:15 · answer #4 · answered by L J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would look to see if there was ID in it. If there was, I would contact the owner. If there was no I.d and it was just a wallet with cash, I would keep the cash.
2007-02-06 08:10:50 · answer #5 · answered by Bethe W 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's tempting - $1000 is alot of money to find. It's also alot of money to lose. I'd hand it in to the police and at least be able to sleep at night.
2007-02-06 08:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by cupcake 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If it contains ID, try to locate the owner and return it. If you can't, or there is no ID, turn it in to the local authorities. NEVER ask for a reward, but don't argue much if one is offered.
2007-02-06 08:23:46 · answer #7 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Look for the owner and return it intact, with all the money.
Anything else would be theft.
2007-02-06 08:18:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd hand it in to the Guards (the police). If no one claims it within a year, I get to keep it and the contents.
2007-02-06 08:11:57 · answer #9 · answered by Gnomon 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'd turn it in. It doesn't belong to me and there's probably someone out there wondering what happened to it.
2007-02-06 08:10:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋