On May 9, 9:38 pm, Baldoni wrote:
> 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."
>
> --
> Baldoni
Which raises a good point, what safe guards are in place to stop the
police keeping the items themselves and telling the finder
"Oh we had Joe Bloggs came in to claim that a month ago"? How can the
finder obtain the details of the person who claimed the item, to
verify that it was true? |