Does ‘finders, keepers’ apply in a Walmart lane? No, deputies say
MARTINEZ, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Columbia County deputies put out an alert earlier this week about a woman who took $100 left behind by a previous customer.
Deputies say the woman went to the Walmart on Bobby Jones Expressway earlier this month and walked up to the self-checkout , where a previous customer had asked for $100 cash back on her card transaction.
The previous customer forgot to take her money from the machine, so the woman took it.
Which leads to the question: Is that illegal?
Taking the money could be considered theft of lost or mislaid property, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
The woman who took the money said she was allowed to give it back to resolve the matter.
She said having her photo publicized by deputies and the media was a scary situation that made it seem like she’d committed a heinous crime, when it was just an unfortunate misunderstanding.
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