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Author:  brataccas [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Should I go to the police?
hanging round one of my fave ww2 areas which has a tiny river and I know off by heart whats there etc, object wise, I tend to "patrol" that area sometimes to look out for gypsys that love looting the particular area. in that tiny river a new object was somewhat dumped in it, a small briefcase which im sure wasn't there before :cry:

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assuming it was empty I thought to drag it to shore anyway and to my surprise it was very heavy :cry:

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silly brain was saying theres a bomb inside, or grenades :evil: got my tool to prise both the flip locks and I kinda "jumped" when I slowly opened it when water gushed out of it, opened it fully and :shock:

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Author:  pcernie [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Should I go to the police?
What are they? :?
Author:  brataccas [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Should I go to the police?
unfired 12 guage shotgun ammo :cry:
Author:  pcernie [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Should I go to the police?
brataccas wrote:
unfired 12 guage shotgun ammo :cry:


I'd at least give the police an anonymous tip mate ;)
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:40 pm ]
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pcernie wrote:
brataccas wrote:
unfired 12 guage shotgun ammo :cry:


I'd at least give the police an anonymous tip mate ;)

+1 It is not as if you had done anything illegal.
Author:  paulzolo [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:47 pm ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
pcernie wrote:
brataccas wrote:
unfired 12 guage shotgun ammo :cry:


I'd at least give the police an anonymous tip mate ;)

+1 It is not as if you had done anything illegal.

They're watching him anyway.
Author:  jonlumb [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:03 pm ]
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It needs to go to the police, otherwise you are guilty of theft by finding.
Author:  brataccas [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Should I go to the police?
jonlumb wrote:
It needs to go to the police, otherwise you are guilty of theft by finding.


:lol: england is far differant than scotland remember, I think ill keep them for fireworks night, save me a couple of £££
Author:  jonlumb [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:41 pm ]
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brataccas wrote:
jonlumb wrote:
It needs to go to the police, otherwise you are guilty of theft by finding.


:lol: england is far differant than scotland remember, I think ill keep them for fireworks night, save me a couple of £££


True, but in this instance they both have laws on theft by finding:

http://uk.practicallaw.com/books/978184 ... /chapter14
Author:  brataccas [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:22 pm ]
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jonlumb wrote:

True, but in this instance they both have laws on theft by finding:

http://uk.practicallaw.com/books/978184 ... /chapter14


none of those rules apply to me ;)
Author:  ProfessorF [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:27 pm ]
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Yes, you should go to the police.
And why don't those rules apply to you?
Author:  leeds_manc [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:31 pm ]
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Is it your briefcase?

:edit: it's not theft by finding if the finder has a reasonable belief that the items are abandoned.

In this case I think that's a safe bet - no theft, all yours.

Got to question why they are abandoning ammo however, may be worth a report to the police, on your conscience be it.
Author:  ProfessorF [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:35 pm ]
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leeds_manc wrote:
:edit: it's not theft by finding if the finder has a reasonable belief that the items are abandoned.

In this case I think that's a safe bet - no theft, all yours.


Under what circumstances would a shooter abandon a load of ammunition?
It's not cheap, and it's potentially lethal.
I can't imagine any shooter just walking away from a case of shells.
Author:  leeds_manc [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:38 pm ]
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They're in a river. By the side of a dry tree = probably just mis-placed, dumped in a river = abandoned.

It's all about what Bratty believes, I would believe they'd be abandoned too, I think any reasonable person would believe that a briefcase at the bottom of a river bed has been thrown away. Anyone accidentally dropping it in a river would just fish it out again or give it up for lost.
Author:  brataccas [ Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Should I go to the police?
stragetically thrown directly underneath the bridge too ;) Im gonna hunt for the shotgun tomorrow.
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