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  • Dawico

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    If you find a piece of lost police property, does the "finders keepers, losers weepers" law still apply?

    Asking for a friend.........

    Note: somewhat asked in jest as the property has been returned but still curious.
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    Dawico

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    The item did not have any owner information on it technically. Just a few labels (label maker stickers) to identify which unit number it was, for office cataloging purposes.
     

    Dawico

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    I didn't even know it was police property until I asked a different city official that I thought had dropped it.

    It was a small electronic device that is department supplied.
     

    majormadmax

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    Well, my curiosity is certainly aroused!

    But knowingly having a piece of police equipment (even if it's lost) and not returning it is the same as having a personal item of someone and not giving it back to them. How would you feel if it was something you had lost and the person who found it had the same mindset?

    Glad to hear you returned it. That's simply good karma...
     

    Dawico

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    Well, my curiosity is certainly aroused!

    But knowingly having a piece of police equipment (even if it's lost) and not returning it is the same as having a personal item of someone and not giving it back to them. How would you feel if it was something you had lost and the person who found it had the same mindset?

    Glad to hear you returned it. That's simply good karma...
    It was a strange situation but I would always return something if the owner was apparent.

    Will tell the whole story in a bit.
     

    Nate C

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    Whatever it was, and who's ever it was, glad you turned it in. Why keep it? No sense being a tool just for the sake of being a tool. Karma, and all.
     

    jrbfishn

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    Now that was very nice of you. I would have returned it also. I know several of the local LE personally, so I would have checked with them first to see who lost it.

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    45tex

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    Maybe ya'll can help me out. As a child we all said "Finders Keepers Losers Weepers and possession is 9 tenths of the law." But where and when was Finders Keepers codified?
     

    Dawico

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    Maybe ya'll can help me out. As a child we all said "Finders Keepers Losers Weepers and possession is 9 tenths of the law." But where and when was Finders Keepers codified?
    Technically the term is 9 "points" of the law.

    Not sure how it would have worked if I had kept it and sold it or something. There was no official ownership label on it but enough info to figure it out.

    It is a serialized item though.
     

    ZX9RCAM

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    Maybe ya'll can help me out. As a child we all said "Finders Keepers Losers Weepers and possession is 9 tenths of the law." But where and when was Finders Keepers codified?

    My understanding is if you "find" something, but KNOW who it belonged to, then not valid.
    Also, if you have a decent idea to who it belongs, yet make no effort to find out, then not valid.
     
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