NYC cabbie returns bag of diamond rings (Received Only a Thirty Cent Tip!)

Yahoo ^ | 8 February 2007 | VERENA DOBNIK

[Riverman94610]

He did the right thing in the eyes of God.
And thats ALL that matters.

[Nathan Zachary]

Those were gaudy looking "engagement rings" Big "rock" too. Maybe they were illegal African diamonds. The woman was a smuggler trying to keep a low profile, yea, that's it.

Or, this cabbie thought he was stealing a laptop, but went he got back to the garage and opened the case, he thought he bit off more than he could handle, and made up an elaborate story to hide the fact he was a thief.

The secound story sounds more likely

[montag813]

Those rings do not look like diamonds to me. Probably CZ. They sell them for $20 at K-Mart.

There are photos? I didn't realize that.

[alisasny]

There is a meter by the radio. You know exactly how much you are being charged. No one jumps out of the cab without looking at the meter or takes the drivers word.

[Redcitizen]

So...are you honest? =)

[Ieatfrijoles]

I would say yes. I had cameras left in my car that I brought back to the Nellis Cab office. But to make money there,competing with the other sharks, I did take some people from McCarron to their strip hotels, via the tunnel and the freeway. Which may have been faster,but almost doubled the fare. I guess this "good" cabbie got $100 for returning the jewels. But considering I got a $60 tip bringing a couple from the port to Boulder City, a hundred ain't much. Us cabbies just rationalize our ways by saying we're just trying to make a buck. Regards.