If You Found Someones Wallet What Would You Do?

YaHa

I would not keep anything that is not Mine!!!


Well just got back from my local Lonestar Steakhouse, while the food suked, the time I spent with my family was extra special this year. I always wash my hands and dribble a little before hitting the road after I eat out,

To my amazement there was a black wallet on the floor in the bath stall. Well I finished my "biz ness" and picked up the wallet very slowly and boy it had a huge wad of hundreds and twentys dollar bills inside, also I saw a State Police badge inside it.

Well the first thing I thought was to give it to the manager of the steak house but decided not too. I took it uponed myself to take it to our local State Police station. I was asked to put my name and phone number down on a piece of paper so when the Police officer retrieved his wallet he would maybe call me to thank me. I ever got a wierd look for the cop that I gave it to. He asked me for my ID wrote down a few things and said thanks.

While pulling into my driveway about a hour later, there were 2 police cars sitting there. I pulled in and had a hell of a time getting out of my truck because I have been trying to learn how to walk again from my latest back surgery, I got out quick as I could and thought something was up, this officer asked if I was the person that found my wallet and I said yes I found someones wallet. He proceeded to hug me and thanked me very much for being honest in returning every last bit of money that was in his wallet.

I almost fell on the ground because of my bad legs and back and my wife yelled don't be to rough with my husband he just had back surgery and everyone laughed except me, boy was I scared of falling and was wondering what this cop was doing to me.

He told me that the lump sum of money was for a police benefit held the night prior and the money was going to buy presents for slain officers kids for Christmas. That just had dinner and was ready to go to Toys R Us and buy gifts. This cop was shaking with joy and asked me could he give me a reward of some sort, I told him no way, that money is not mine and now I know what you guys are doing for those kids I hope the kids get a little joy out of their kindness.

My 13 year old son told me that he sees me do things like that all the time but he tells me his other friends and parents don't do things that way, they would of took the money and spent it. I tell him there is a right way of living your life and a wrong way and I hope you can learn a few things from me son.

Lastly the cop told me I saved his azz, because they will get in huge trouble for losing their badge. He will have to explain anyways why he lost it but said I will deal with that later.

He said I owe you "Mr Yaha", I told him you don't owe me you pay me back everyday for your services to our county and roads.

When I went in the house my wife was still chatting with the cops and she told me that they offered to help clean and cut some old trees that fell down on our acreage last year during the ice storm and my wife said he would like that very much since he can't do much with his back nowadays, So the officer told my wife they will call her and be out in the spring with so many cops the neighbors will think you guys are being raided. Now thats a nice ending to a e exciting day.

STONE

Turn it in to the police station

ahooka454

Yaha,


Bravo!


That did the heart some good. I too would have done what you did. I have several staties in the family, and know what they do. It was not

always that way, I was a real hell raiser(still am).

Not only did you return his wallet, you returned every penny, and his badge. The badge thing could have gotten him into some trouoble. Not to

mention the money, that wasn't even his. All to often we ask why is our world so messed up, and stories like this are to seldom heard. You did the

right thing, and everyone should act like this.



Adam

SilverEagles92

I would probably have given it to the manager, but since there was a police badge inside, I might have thought to take it to the police station.

edix2001

I would've handed the wallet to the manager, but kept the badge.
I collect badges.

CarlWohlforth

That is a good story, thanks for posting it. I found a wallet before, actually twice. I turned one into the lost and found near where I found it. The other had no ID or anything at all in it. I could imagine it was stolen, everything taken then left on the ground. I placed it on a railing where it might be noticed in case anyone was looking for it.

BBN

good move. I cannot, in my own conscience, keep money from a wallet. These types of thing come back to reward or hurt you later on depending on what you do. Now if I saw a paper dollar of some denomination tumbleweeding by me on the ground then yes, it's mine.

notwilight

Normally I would contact the person directly. Usually there is ID in it. --Jerry

gil

I bet you gave himthe feeling of a real Christmas spirit.Well done !

mgoodm3

You did the right thing.

fcloud

Cool story, YaYa, congrats I hope those kids get some good stuff!

Dollarhunter

Great Christmas Story....Thanks for sharing and for doing the right thing.

BECOKA

Great story, make sure and take pictures of the raid.

LindeDad

A few years age I found one in the parking lot while out shopping at QFC. Went in and had the Manager page for them but they were not in the store. I was at their home waitng for them when they got home. Not too much money involved but was able to save them the hassel of new credit cards and drivers licence.

Glad to hear somebody else was able to do a ramdom act of kindness.

Musky1011

woulda contacted him directly

Can't trust all them cops

Very nice thing you did

You should be proud of what your child say's about you

Jim

Jackrabbit

My son found a wallet while he was riding his bike... He opened it up but it didn't have any ID in it.. He took it to the police station where they took down his name and address, with phone number.. To make a long story short about a month later, the police said no one had came in to claim it.. The moral of the story was he was $800 richer.. Can't believe someone would lose that much money and not inquired about it... Guess they figured it was just lost..

CoinKing1969

That is the best Christmas story this year. You did the right thing and I could not even imagine keeping the wallet. You also probally did right not giving it to the manager since he probally have kept it also. You have probally saved a mans career, the children that are gong to recieve gifts, and awareness of good samaritans that we should be. A+ in my book!!!!

droopyd

I'd definitely try to find the rightful owner directly if possible.

I did find a wallet with a wad of cash when I was a kid, it was in the locker room of our community swimming pool so I turned it in at the desk.

MrEureka

He told me that the lump sum of money was for a police benefit held the night prior and the money was going to buy presents for slain officers kids for Christmas. That just had dinner and was ready to go to Toys R Us and buy gifts.

I was wondering why a cop might have thousands in cash in his wallet, but that explains it. Nice story.

IRCWCoins

That is a great story. I have never lost my wallet, but if I ever do, I hope someone like you finds it.

fastrudy

Bravo! You have yourself a Merry Christmas, Mr. Yaha. I would have done the same, but I feel that people that are honest are becoming a minority.

Boom

That's great. You made my day, no kidding. I KNOW exactly what I would do because I actually saw someone drop their wallet just the other day.

It happened at the Post Office and there is really no decision to be made because all one need do is imagine just how terribly bad he or she would feel if they lost theirs.

Knowing I would probably never even SEE my wallet again would have me so distraught that I could only HOPE someone would be honest enough to return it and is more than enough reason to do just as you did.

All a person has to do is put the other persons' shoes on for just a moment. The look of Gratitude on the owner's face is far more rewarding than any alternative.

You SHOULD feel mighty Good about yourself.

jdimmick

If there was Id or name , I would locate the owner, if it was just money with no name or contact, info, Id pocket it.

jim

Barry

You should have asked for a get out of jail free card.

TexasNationals

I would've handed the wallet to the manager, but kept the badge.
I collect badges

Smart.

Theft of an LEO Badge, thats good for some time in jail.

Boom

A side note* - I've always made it a practice to carry a wallet in my Front pocket.

I've yet to meet anyone that lost or have their pocket picked, carrying their wallet in their front pocket.

fc

great story. congrats!

Cgb

Awesome story. I would have contacted the person on the ID personally. If there was no ID I would probably pocket it, as the manager would have probably done the same thing.

Artist

puritan9

1. My husband Philip and I were at Mardi Gras, and he had his wallet in his front pocket. While we were watching the parade, he had his wallet picked. We were lucky that he felt a little something and looked down and saw the man picking his pocket and passing the wallet to someone on his other side. Philip took his cane and hit the man on the other side who then dropped his wallet. We were very lucky to get the wallet back. You are not "safe" with your wallet in your front pocket. The guy was good and we were lucky.

2. A couple of months ago I found a wallet with tons of charges, gift cards, and money. I thought about giving it to someone working at the hospital, but decided to take it to my bank who had a charge card in the wallet. I knew the bank had cameras and I felt better doing that. The woman was very thankful to get it back.

3. A few weeks ago I heard a story of someone who found a wallet and did something similar to what I did. It was a trap, and he was arrested for stealing the wallet when he tried to leave the place.

unknowncomic

Several years ago my father and I were on our way back from buying his weekly lottery tickets when we saw a black bank bag laying in the middle of the street. We picked it up and took it to his house. I opened it up and there was a huge wad af cash and checks totallng about $7000.00 plus. The checks were around $4500.00 alone and were made out to the local high school boosters club. So after several phone calls we found out that the local asst. fire cheif was the boosters treasurer. He had put the bag on top of his truck and driven away from the fire station. He was just amazed that anyone would return everything in the bag. He told us he expected the cash to be gone. Needless to say he was thrilled. My dad passed away not to long after that (at 78)and it is one thing I will always remember about him. He may have had his faults but being honest was his greatest virtue.
Like he said "keeping that will cost me more than money could ever make up for."
Merry Christmas .



edited for my lousy spelling and still probably isn't right

MarkJude

Great story and one that I'll pass along to my kids -

Thanks for sharing.

Mark

mach19

Fantastic,Take care of your back my friend I found a wallet once ( No money inside ) tossed it in a Mail box

Boom

WOW, Puritan. This is truly a First. In all my Life I had never heard of anyone having their pocket picked in this fashion. Hard to imagine unless he wears loose (very loose) fitting clothing!

Anyone that wanders the streets at Mardi Gras had better travel as lightly as humanly possible.. I wouldn't even consider carrying a wallet on my person amid the Sardine Can of Humanity at Mardi Gras.

Stick as little cash as you can in a very personal spot on your body because people "bump" into one another constantly. I've just about seen it ALL in N.O @ Mardi Gras.....One reason why I will NEVER be amongst the throng ever again!

ModernCrapNut

Living life the right way......priceless.

RichieURich

You definitely did the right thing, YaHa! Imagine how much your family appreciated your unselfish act, not to mention the officer.

Suggestion for everyone else: make a copy (both sides) of what's in your wallet (not the money, the ID cards, drivers license, credit cards, etc.) It will give you the appropriate phone numbers / addresses to contact in case your wallet is ever lost or stolen. Update the copying every year or two.

CoinHusker

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I'd reverse the order of that pattern if I were you.

silverpop

Simple i would turn the wallet into the local cop station and let them find the person

DoubleEagle59

Great story -- you did the right thing --

Badge or no badge, I don't know if I would have handed it over to the manager (since there was so much money inside). I would have contacted the person myself (from the ID). How do I know the manager is an honest person?

About 15 years ago, a customer of mine left my office after an appointment and it wasn't until 20 minutes later I noticed a wallet on the floor. No ID of any sort, just a wad, and I mean a wad of hundreds. Well, I put the wallet in my safe expecting him to return (I did not know him since he only came to my office that one time). Anyways, about 20 days later he came in and he asked me if he had left his wallet here. He was sure he hadn't because in the last 20 days he checked everywhere, so I guess he had given up. I told him I had it. I returned it to him and he was very happy indeed. Happened to contain around 12K. No reward, but honestly I didn't mind as I wasn't expecting one. About a year later I was watching the national news and the story was how they captured the head of a Colombian drug trafficking kingpin in Toronto. I'm not sure, but I'm almost positive it was him!!

puritan9

Boom, the clothing was regular, not loose. You are right about Mardi Gras. When we talked to a policeman, he said the pick pockets come from around the world for Mardi Gras, and they are professional. We were one of the lucky ones.

FullStepJeffs

All I can say is Karma!

You probably should have made sure you got his name and phone number... it's always good to have a friend on the state police.

Steve

BlindedByEgo

A great story. I hope that you rehab well from your back surgery.

Goldbully

You are a great American!!!

Good luck with your back.

Merry Christmas to you and your family.