Posted on 05/10/2011 9:54:00 PM PDT by NeverForgetBataan
DALLAS — Dallas will keep $2,000 found by a teenager in a parking lot last February.
The money will go into the city's general fund — not back to Plano high school student Ashley Donaldson, who found the cash in an envelope at the Pavillion Shopping Center in North Dallas.
"I don't regret making the decision I did," she said. "I feel proud of myself for giving the money back. It's one of the biggest decisions of my life."
The 15-year-old Shepton High School student spotted the money on the ground and took it to a nearby Chase Bank.
Over the last three months, the bank and Dallas police have tried to find the owner, but have had no luck.
On Tuesday, police said under a new city policy, the unclaimed money will go into Dallas' general fund — not back to the person who found it, as in years past.
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It's the new policy for the *entire* city of Dallas, not just one idiot there.
I found a wad of cash while in Hawaii ($500). I figured whoever lost it would come looking for it. Sure enough a lady came by frantically looking around. I asked her what was wrong. She said, “I just lost $500!” I said, “Is this it? I found it on the stairs.”
She was shocked. I later saw her in the grocery store buying food. My conscience is clear and I have no regrets.
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