Maine man faces criminal charges after picking up $7,400 he found lying by side of road
Police are searching for a man who took $7,400 in cash he found lying on a road.
The suspect was seen pocketing the money from a street in Kennebunk, Maine, on October 15.
The rightful owner had left the cash on top of his car after a vehicle sale and drove off without noticing it was still on the roof.
When he returned home and realized his mistake, his father went out looking for it.
A dashcam captured the owner's father as he came across the suspect scooping up the cash.
The images show the father, dressed in a plaid shirt, bending down to look at something on the floor alongside the alleged thief.
Police said the suspect then fled westbound on Fletcher Street in a dark gray Honda CR-V.
A spokesman for the department told Maine's Total Coverage that the alleged thief faces criminal charges as this was not a case of 'finders keepers,' due to the amount of money involved.
Dashcam images shared by police show a man taking $7,400 he found on the side of the road
The money fell off the top of the rightful owner's car and onto a street in the Kennebunk, Maine
Police said the suspect faces criminal charges and this was not a case of 'finders keepers'
In Maine, the law states that anyone who finds lost money or goods worth at least $3 must give notice to the town's clerk within seven days, tell them where the money or goods were found and post a notification in a public place.
If the goods are worth $10 or more, the finder must also publish a notification in a newspaper.
Robert MacKenzie, chief of Kennebunk Police, is searching for the man who scooped the cash off the road
In this instance the theft would be considered a Class C crime, meaning it is punishable by up to five years in jail and a $5,000 fine.
The incident took place outside of White Sails Inn. Audrey LaRose, a guest at the bed and breakfast, told WMTV she was knitting at the front window and had no idea there was cash blowing around outside.
She told the outlet she was disappointed someone took the money.
'It's not yours. It doesn't belong to you, and you call the police, call whoever and try to get someone back here,' she said.
'A good Samaritan, we would never take that money ever. It's just so sad to think that someone would actually go out there and think it was their money and just pick it all up and take it. To me, that's stealing.'
The incident took place outside of White Sails Inn in Kennebunk on October 15
The Kennebunk Police Department said the man who took the cash could face a charge of theft of mislaid or lost property if he does not return it.
Anyone who recognizes the suspect in the dashcam images or has any information has been asked to contact them.
Kennebunk Police did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail's request for comment.
