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Couple finds safe stuffed with $100,000 cash while magnet fishing in New York (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 105 points 6 months ago (4 children)

If this happened to me, nobody is hearing about it, there’s not gonna be a single news story about it. I didn’t find a goddamn thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

A hundred k could get you noticed, but then if you're in the US there's significant risk in reporting it to the cops

I'd feel safe handing it to the police here in Australia as we have strong law about lost property, and it certainly would revert to your ownership if no owner could be found

[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I would only report something with a verifiable ownership. If that safe had an ID in it, you would be damn sure that the rightful owners would get the entirety of their $50,000 and not a penny less.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The world needs more upstanding citizens like you. I can't imagine how relieved they'd be to get back their $25,000

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Who wouldn't return the $15,000 to the rightful owners! It's their $10,000 after all!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You've got to wonder why someone would dump a chest with $400 in it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I appreciate your guys' honesty but I honestly wouldn't bother to return the $100

[–] [email protected] 53 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Never pay for gas or groceries ever again

The couple said they contacted the New York police department about the find and said they were told there was no crime attached to the cash and there was no way to identify the original owner of the safe, meaning they were allowed to keep it.

It worked out for them at least.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

For a couple of weeks maybe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

How so?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago

Very likely someone who earned that money illegally that left it there and they very likely know now that they have it.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

No crime attached yet.

— New York police

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago

"Hey, Farva. What's that thing you like to do where you take possession of property that isn't yours without having to charge the owner with a crime?"

"Civil forfeiture?"

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago

Agreed, just like wining the lottery. You STFU!