In some people's minds
What is picked up is an "ownerless" object
Whoever picks it up will belong to whomever it is
But
The law provides for it
Finders who have found lost property
There is an obligation to return
May 10th
Mr. Yuan, a citizen, came
Chengjiang Municipal Public Security Bureau
The police station on the right called the police for help
Said yesterday because of cleaning
Put your coffee table in front of your house in the parking space in front of your house
Now I found it gone
The police visited the scene
Access to video surveillance
found
Mr. Yuan's coffee table
Pulled away by a car passing by
After work
The police contacted the owner of the car, Li
Learn about it
When Li drove by
I found a coffee table in a parking space
I thought it was discarded by someone else
So I picked up the coffee table and went home
After the police explained the situation
Li took the initiative to return the coffee table
Chengjiang police reminded
Failure to return the items found may constitute the crime of illegal misappropriation. Article 270 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that whoever illegally takes possession of another person's property in custody and refuses to return it if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years, short-term detention or a fine; where the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, a sentence of between two and five years imprisonment and a concurrent fine is to be given. Where the forgotten or buried items of others are illegally taken into their own possession, and the amount is relatively large, and they refuse to hand it over, punishment is to be given in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.