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| Woman who found £20 note on floor convicted of theft | Woman who found £20 note on floor convicted of theft |
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| A woman who kept a £20 note she found in a shop has been convicted of theft. | A woman who kept a £20 note she found in a shop has been convicted of theft. |
| Nicole Bailey, 23, picked up the cash at a branch of One Stop, in Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, after it was dropped by a customer who withdrew it from a nearby cash point, police said. | Nicole Bailey, 23, picked up the cash at a branch of One Stop, in Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, after it was dropped by a customer who withdrew it from a nearby cash point, police said. |
| Bailey pleaded guilty at North Staffordshire Justice Centre after seeing CCTV evidence. | Bailey pleaded guilty at North Staffordshire Justice Centre after seeing CCTV evidence. |
| Her defence team reportedly argued the case should have been dealt with through a police caution. | Her defence team reportedly argued the case should have been dealt with through a police caution. |
| Bailey, of Highfield Drive, Blurton, must also pay £20 compensation, a £20 victim surcharge and £135 in court costs. | Bailey, of Highfield Drive, Blurton, must also pay £20 compensation, a £20 victim surcharge and £135 in court costs. |
| More updates on this and other stories in Staffordshire | More updates on this and other stories in Staffordshire |
| What do you do if you find £20? | |
| The theft occurred on 8 August last year. | The theft occurred on 8 August last year. |
| Ch Insp Karen Stevenson, from Staffordshire Police, urged anyone who finds lost money to "do the right thing". | Ch Insp Karen Stevenson, from Staffordshire Police, urged anyone who finds lost money to "do the right thing". |
| "Morally, the right thing to do is hand in any found property so that the person who has lost out has every opportunity to be reunited with it." | "Morally, the right thing to do is hand in any found property so that the person who has lost out has every opportunity to be reunited with it." |
| "This was someone's hard-earned money and we are committed to supporting all victims in our community." | "This was someone's hard-earned money and we are committed to supporting all victims in our community." |