my wife found a £5k watch once, handed it into the police and they told her to keep it as they don't accept lost property that isn't easily traceable. that's a proper win
Sounds like a lazy police officer/front desk staff. They don't do any tracing, they hold it for 4 weeks to see if anyone claims it, then it's yours. Which would have likely happened anyway, so still a win.
my wife found a £5k watch once, handed it into the police and they told her to keep it as they don't accept lost property that isn't easily traceable. that's a proper win