The thanks you get for doing the right thing.

The other day an old man brought a wallet into the Dollar Gen. where my wife was the manager on duty. He had found it in the parking lot.
She could have put it away somewhere and waited for someone to come looking for it and done what she wanted to with it after some time passed. Instead, she had the other girl working with her escort her to the office under the cameras and counted it ON CAMERA with the other girl as a witness. $200.00 NO id in the wallet.
At the end of her shift she took it to the police where they gathered every piece of info. from her except her birth certificate and first born child (kinda ticked her off). This was on Sat.
So today she has the police call the store and wants her and the other girl to go in and do some sort of "voice analysis test" or they would "Look guilty".
Turns out 4 days AFTER the cops found a number to call in the wallet, the lady comes in insisting that there was $600 and that they had stole the money.
Cops said they would view the videos from the cameras, but if they didn't do the voice test, they would "Look guilty"
Kinda ticks me off, she's pretty upset about it too:mad:

Tell you what Rugs, it pizz's me off too and I've never met your wife and only been lucky enough to be around you one time. What a joke that whole situation is. Sorry she's going through it.

When I was a little tyke about 10 I found a billfold uptown in this hick town I grew up in and turned it in over at the Skelly station there was $3 in it and I got accused of taking out $5.... damn if I wanted the money I would have never turned it in... how stupid are these people..... tell'em which part to kiss and any order they want to do it in........ butt wipes.......:)

wow! Thats bad when you get the 3rd degree just for trying to do the right thing.:confused: If it were me when this woman came back in my store i would keep my eye on her if she lies she probaly steals too.

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Originally Posted by i-catch-cartags

If it were me when this woman came back in my store i would keep my eye on her if she lies she probaly steals too.

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Problem is the cops found the number, I don't think anyone at the store knows who she is yet.
They did say she was old and could be "confused" but I didn't like how the cops insinuated guilt if they didn't volunteer to take the test.

I just don't get people these days! You go out of your way to help them and you end up being treated that way. Your wife did the right thing Rugs and is a better person for it even if some @#$&*% is not being truthful.

Man that really sucks! You would think this person would be grateful that someone honest like your wife found it. She should tell Barney Fife to go to H*!! and to try and prove otherwise. Any moron could figure out that someone would take all the money and pitch the wallet, not take part of it and turn the rest in. Sorry your wife has to deal with these idiots!

most cops aint jerks, sounds like there are some running for the title where you live, to bad you wife has to be subject to the rath of law. but next time bet she does the right thing again, cudos to her

Pitiful just plain pitiful.........azzholes with a power trip,they should be thanking her instead of treating her like a criminal!!!!

What the hell does a voice test have to do with found property? I'd tell them to go screw themselves. If they want a voice test and are accusing her of something tell them to get a warrant then talk to your attorney.

Yep Speck Is Right On ,,,

WOW, that sucks! Your wife obviously did the right thing, and now has to answer for it? Don't think so. I'd tell the cops to pizz up a rope.

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Originally Posted by speckhunter

What the hell does a voice test have to do with found property? I'd tell them to go screw themselves. If they want a voice test and are accusing her of something tell them to get a warrant then talk to your attorney.

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Some sort of lie detector I guess, but yea, arrest her or something if she "is" a suspect, but not to go out of "her" way to rule her out.
I didn't know this po-dunk little town would have that technology.
I don't think there would be any way to PROVE anything one way or another, I don't think the police really suspect her, they just need to watch how they say and approach things.

I always said "NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED"

whoever lost the wallet should:

A) be glad they got their wallet back

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B) be glad there is still $200 in it

if the finder of any lost wallet was a thief, there would not be a wallet turned into the police. bummer man, sorry for your wife to have the drama for being honest.

I Sure Thought That Marshall, Missouri Was More Than A Hick Town! And As Far As Dollar General I Guess We See How They Support The People Working For Them! I Would Tell Those Local Cops To Kiss Off! If Someone Was Going To Steal It They Would Have Taken All Of It!

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Originally Posted by DMW1960

And As Far As Dollar General I Guess We See How They Support The People Working For Them!

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Easy Dan, her manager is completely on their side.

Thats funny I hd the same sorta thing happen to me. Waked outof a restaraunt pouring down rain, saw a wallet on the ground. It had id and all, there was a fire house right next door I took it in and showed the chief, you woulda thought I was holding a snake the way he jumped back wouldnt touch it. He called police station they sent an officer (35 min later) and i couldnt leave tillhe got there and too ALL my info. Sorrr so long but your right THE THAKNS YOU GET!

From my experience, people are a lot more gracious. Sounds like the victim is one of the bad apples. The next 99 times she finds a wallet, it will go differently, I bet.

Sucks this time, though.

Keep us posted on what happens. Should be interesting.

you said an old man found it and brought it in to the store........... are they asking him to take a voice test, too? Geez! Sorry that she's having to go through all that grief for doing the right thing!!!!