In message , Chris Holford
writes
>In article <3f4046f7-3ea2-485e-8346-6b50ff3edbf0@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups
>.com>, freepo writes
>>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?
>>
>>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
>I found a mobile phone and handed it in to the police; I was told that I
>couldn't have it if it wasn't claimed.
In 1953, I found four pound notes lying by the roadside. I took them to
the local village police station, and was duly given a receipt. Six
months later, there was a knock on the door and, somewhat to my
consternation, the local village cop was standing there. I was greatly
relieved when it turned out that his mission was simply to hand over the
four pounds. That was a lot of money then - typically a week's wages.
Of course, in those days, if you transgressed, the same policeman would
also have given you a clip across the ear and, when your father came
home from work, he would probably have taken his leather belt to you.
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Ian |