freepo explained :
> When you find something, and hand it in to the police. If after 3
> months no one has claimed the item, the finder can claim it back from
> the police.
>
> Is the above staement correct?
I have been led to believe this is correct.
>
> Are there any exceptions? A million pounds, a Stradivarius, etc
>
> Who does the item belong to after the finder has reclaimed it from the
> police?
>
> cheers
The police tend to keep hold of stuff that they take off people.
Jackets, trainers, jewellry, money and other clothing. I went to the
police station one time and asked them to give me my claw hammer back,
which they did. A WPC said to me "We don't normally get people asking
for stuff back."
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Baldoni
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