Binman can keep £10k jigsaw puzzle
A binman who found a bag full of £10 and £20 notes which had been cut up into pieces but worth £10,000 has been told he can keep the cash.
Now he just needs to complete the £10k jigsaws before he can start spending.
He found the money in bins in City Square, Lincoln and handed it in to poling who conducted a six month investigation but where unable to find the owner.
Because there was no evidence of criminal activity the cash was returned to the binman, now for every note he is able to complete and take to a bank he will get a new one.
I'm guessing he won't have any problems trying to get the family to do a jigsaw this Christmas.
A spokesperson for Lincolnshire Police said the man is going to have his work cut out, saying: "The biggest piece of money was about an inch square... It is a massive jigsaw puzzle."
The Bank of England confirmed that providing the bank notes meet the evidence requirements, they would be able to replace them.
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