This can’t be real. Unless he took it from a wallet he found on the ground, there is no crime. This feels like ragebait. Does anyone have a credible link?
I don’t have a link, but I do remember reading the article about this about a week ago. I think it happened in a Walmart, and the article didn’t really go into details about what the actual crime was.
Albany authorities said the man saw the woman drop the money at the store and could have faced charges in the case. However, because he returned the $30, charges would not be filed.
Said. Huh. They have him on video picking up the money, but not him seeing it…
With the trustworthiness of GA PDs, not sure I’d trust them “saying” anything.
If you see someone drop money and then you take it, however is that different in terms of criminal code if you don’t see someone drop the money and then take it? It makes you an asshole, but what is the actual difference in terms of a criminal charge? Does it fall under some Good Samaritan laws?
This can’t be real. Unless he took it from a wallet he found on the ground, there is no crime. This feels like ragebait. Does anyone have a credible link?
Happened inside a Walmart in Georgia. No idea what legal difference that would make.
It means the $30 should belong to Walmart
Remember not to fall in a Walmart…
I don’t have a link, but I do remember reading the article about this about a week ago. I think it happened in a Walmart, and the article didn’t really go into details about what the actual crime was.
https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/08/25/police-dept-gets-backlash-post-about-man-allegedly-pocketing-30-he-found-walmart/
It was real. The cops got shit for it, but they claim the guy saw a lady drop it. In the end, he gave the money back.
Said. Huh. They have him on video picking up the money, but not him seeing it…
With the trustworthiness of GA PDs, not sure I’d trust them “saying” anything.
Thanks for the link!
Let’s pretend it’s true.
If you see someone drop money and then you take it, however is that different in terms of criminal code if you don’t see someone drop the money and then take it? It makes you an asshole, but what is the actual difference in terms of a criminal charge? Does it fall under some Good Samaritan laws?
Seems like the lady was littering. The guy was rescuing her from being charged with the crime of littering.
And I am sure they track the woman down and gave her back the 30? How much money did it cost tax payers for all this policing?
There was “operation lucky bag” where the NYPD would purposefully leave a backpack, and arrest people who picked it up
https://www.nydailynews.com/2019/02/03/nypds-operation-lucky-bag-resurfaces-in-manhattan-blasted-by-judge-and-public-defenders-for-entrapping-innocents-into-an-arrest/
There’s other coverage out there too.
The police are not a force for good.
“This can’t be real” is what other countries say whenever they see trump saying/doing anything so its really doesn’t have the weight it used to.