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Can you believe this?!

Pair finds $100,000 left stashed inside Salvation Army store suitcase!

$100,000 left stashed inside Salvation Army store suitcase
MEGAN LEVY
April 6, 2010

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Police have charged a couple with "theft by finding" after they forked out a few dollars for a second-hand suitcase at a Melbourne Salvation Army Store that had up to $100,000 hidden in its lining.

The suitcase was donated to the Salvos in Beaconsfield by a woman who did not know her husband had hidden the cash in the bag's lining.

The distraught man contacted the Salvation Army last Tuesday in a bid to retrieve the suitcase but it had already been sold, Salvation Army spokesman Major Brad Halse said.

"He said his family had cleaned out a room and donated some goods. One of the items was a suitcase with a very significant amount of money in it," Major Halse said.

"I guess sometimes people store things of value in unusual places."

He said he could not reveal the exact amount of cash, other than to say it was in the "tens of thousands of dollars".

A review of records showed the suitcase had been sold to a person using an EFTPOS card.

But privacy laws prevented the bank from passing on the purchaser's contact details, Major Halse said.

Late this afternoon, Victoria Police revealed they had charged a man, 44, and a woman, 34 and that they had recovered most of the money,which had been put in different bank accounts.

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[reactionary]

yeah. no eyebrows rasied if you find $5...but if you find $50,000 left by idiots (or criminals...i mean who has $100,000 in a suitcase and forgets about it?) that belongs to the original owners or i guess the state. sucks.

[eamo]

That's a crime? Theft by finding?

So "finder-keepers, losers-weepers" isn't a legal argument anymore?

[reactionary]

[Mr. Pink]

I'd like to see that type of charge in Canada or the US. That is just stupid. So if someone throws something valuable away and I find it, I am a thief? I would take that situation to court. Why should I have to report to police if I find something valuable that isn't obvious?

I guess don't go buying rare paintings or comic books at garage sales or second hand stores in AU either, as they may charge you with stealing.

Hmm I think this brings a whole new meaning to "That price is a steal!"