Boy Finds $10K in Hotel Room Drawer, Father Turns Over to Cops
A 10-year-old boy found $10,000 in cash while rummaging around in his family’s Kansas City hotel room.
Kansas City police claim that no one has come forward to claim the large sum of money and they suspect that’s because it’s connected to something illegal.
Tyler Schaefer, 10, and his father Cody had checked into the Hilton Airport last Saturday when the child began exploring his new surroundings.
“He’s one of those kids that likes to look for stuff,” Cody Schaefer told ABC News.
As soon as Tyler discovered the cash, his father turned it over to two police officers who were at the hotel.
“Generally if someone was missing $10,000 someone would call back, but no one has called back,” Captain Tye Grant of the Kansas City PD told ABC News.
“Wouldn’t you think if you lost $10,000, you would get it back?”
If no one comes forward, the Schaefers could keep the money. However, the process requires filing an affidavit stating where and when they found the money, and it would be 19 months before they receive the loot.
Source: dailymail.co.uk