A friend of mine was at a bank opening a new account. As he sat in the lobby, he noticed a rolled up paper that looked a lot like $ laying on the floor against the wall. He got up and walked over and picked it up and stuck it in his pocket. When he went out to his car, he was shocked to find it was $600, all $100s rolled up.
That night he called me all excited until I burst his bubble. I asked him, what if this had been some poor old ladies rent or grocery money. I told him he should call the bank and the police to see if anyone had reported it.
The bank said nobody had reported it. Only my friend told the bank he found it in the parking lot.
When he called the police, he mentioned finding it in the lobby and the officer said technically he could be charged with bank robbery. My friend flipped out and turned the money into the police. They said after 30 days it would be his. 30 days he goes in and the police say someone claimed it. Would not tell him who or how.
2007-11-03 17:42:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Good answers here. I told him that the police probably just gave it to the bank. He was so scared he almost peed his pants, lol. But at least it all turned out ok.
2007-11-03 17:56:53 · update #1
The police are not required by law to disclose who claimed the money. However if the person claiming the money requests details of the person who handed it in, for a reward or 'justified' reason, they can be disclosed.
Technically as the money was found on the floor and there was no force or coersion used to obtain the money. It can not be classed as Bank Robbery. It is the same as finding money in a shopping centre or other public place.
2007-11-03 18:04:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How hard would it be for a cops buddy to come in with the right details and make a claim.
Next How hard would it be for your buddy to prove the cops buddy wasn't the one who lost it in the first place.
Hopefuly he got a reciept, but it probably wouldn't do much good anyway.
With the bank vidio servailance system they know who lost it and who found it.
They also have up to 1 year to file an arrest charge , that is after the report being made not the time of loss.
2007-11-03 17:57:30 · answer #2 · answered by Robert F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was really a bank robbery, the money would be evidence and the police would never give it to him after 30 days.
Think about it.
2007-11-03 17:51:12 · answer #3 · answered by Sordenhiemer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, it clearly isnt robbery now. But if you pick up $$$ in a bank, there's a very good chance that it belongs to the bank or one of its clients. Your friend picked it up because he thought it looked like $$$, so he probably had the intention of keeping it for himself, despite the fact that it was probably the banks. While it isnt blatant, that probably still is robbery. He did the right thing though to turn it in.
2007-11-03 17:51:43 · answer #4 · answered by soulprism2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He took money that was not his out of a private building. Any money in the bank is theoretically the banks and he should have immediately turned it in. Most states have laws that require people turn in ANY found money to the police over a certain amount. That is why when a bag of money falls off a armored car, you can't keep it and could be arrested.
Finders keepers is not a legal defense. Its lost property and as such, he should have turned it in. As far as the police not telling him who claimed it, that is none of his business.
2007-11-03 17:53:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No this isnt bank robbery. He didnt force any bank employee or patron of the bank to give him that money. He simply found it lying on the floor. I think he contacted an overzealous desk seargent who filled him a line of crap. Good luck getting your $600 back.
2007-11-03 17:54:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it wasn't bank robbery. There was no demand for money from any employee. Your friend should have received a copy of the inventory slip when he turned the money over to the Police. If he didn't, I would definitely question it.
2007-11-03 17:50:39 · answer #7 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well it's not as bad as a hold up robbery but technically if he thought it was money he should have turned it in because he knew it was not his and it was on bank property .If it is their money and have proof then it is theirs .If someone else claims it and they can prove it, it's theirs if not then your friend can keep it.
2007-11-03 17:59:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it could be construed as bank robbery - but probably not likely.
Your friend did the right thing by turning it in.
2007-11-03 17:54:09 · answer #9 · answered by wuxxler 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would have trouble finding him guilty of robbery because he did not use any force to get the money.
2007-11-03 17:50:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋