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Binman finds £10k cash in shreds | Binman finds £10k cash in shreds |
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A binman who found cut-up £10 and £20 notes in two litter bins has been told he can exchange them for new ones if he can piece the bits together. | A binman who found cut-up £10 and £20 notes in two litter bins has been told he can exchange them for new ones if he can piece the bits together. |
Graham Hill discovered an estimated £10,000 in two bags dumped in City Square in Lincoln. | |
Lincolnshire Police held the money for six months while an investigation was carried out. | |
After nobody came forward to claim it, the force gave it to Mr Hill as there was no evidence of criminal activity. | After nobody came forward to claim it, the force gave it to Mr Hill as there was no evidence of criminal activity. |
Det Con Nick Cobb said: "Following extensive inquiries, there was no evidence that the money was stolen or linked to any criminal activity. | Det Con Nick Cobb said: "Following extensive inquiries, there was no evidence that the money was stolen or linked to any criminal activity. |
"This was a very unusual case and, despite our inquiries the circumstances of why and how the money came to be torn up and put in the bin, remains a mystery." | |
It is a massive jigsaw puzzle Det Con Nick Cobb | |
The binman will get a new note for each one he pieces back together, but this could prove difficult. | The binman will get a new note for each one he pieces back together, but this could prove difficult. |
Det Con Cobb added: "It would appear that they might have been cut-up with scissors. | Det Con Cobb added: "It would appear that they might have been cut-up with scissors. |
"Obviously whoever cut it up took a long time, a very, very determined effort to cut the money up. | "Obviously whoever cut it up took a long time, a very, very determined effort to cut the money up. |
"The biggest piece of money was about an inch square... It is a massive jigsaw puzzle." | "The biggest piece of money was about an inch square... It is a massive jigsaw puzzle." |
A Bank of England spokeswoman said: "Providing the bank notes meet the evidence requirements, then an application for reimbursement should be successful." | A Bank of England spokeswoman said: "Providing the bank notes meet the evidence requirements, then an application for reimbursement should be successful." |
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