Lose some cash in North Vancouver? The RCMP wants to return it to you
Posted March 8, 2024 1:42 pm.
Mounties in North Vancouver say they’re looking to reunite a “sizeable sum of cash” with whoever lost it.
According to the RCMP, a good Samaritan turned the cash in to police on Wednesday, March 6, after a brown envelope containing the money was found in front of the North Vancouver City Library on West 14th Street.
Const. Mansoor Sahak says if the cash is yours, you’ll need to prove it.
“We’ll need the owner to tell us the amount of money that was in the envelope, the denominations, the currencies, and a reasonable explanation of when, where and how they lost it. And no, telling us the bills are rectangular, or that they’re in denominations of either $5, $10, $20, $50 or $100 won’t cut it,” he said Friday.
The RCMP is urging people to “refrain from contacting” police to guess the amount of money.
“If we had a dollar for every time we’ve been contacted by individuals claiming valuables ‘might’ be theirs when in fact they were not, we’d have more than a few dollars,” said Sahak. “It goes without saying, but please do not make false claims in hopes of making a quick buck. That would be unkind. It would also be fraud, which is a crime.”
If the money is yours, you can contact the North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311 and quote file #24-4282.
