Man finds himself on Wanted poster for picking up $30 from the ground outside Walmart

Netizens are in disbelief after the Georgia police department launched a search for a man who picked up $30 from the ground in Walmart and did not hand it to the store staff. The officials posted a photo of the man captured by a CCTV camera on its Facebook page on August 18, asking the public to help identify him. "An individual dropped $30.00 on the ground while shopping. This individual picked up the money and did not turn it in to the employees," the post stated.

Later, in an update, the department informed the public that the person in question had returned the money and the owner had dropped charges against him. This came after the post had already gone viral on social media. The case left people on social media in shock, as they were left questioning their own choices. Reacting to the bizarre incident, a user wrote mockingly, “Just last week I found $20 on the ground. I’d like to turn myself in. The fugitive life is too hard!”

People react to $30 wanted poster

Another said, "My 14 year daughter found $10 on the floor at the movies last month, she was so happy but I guess now I'll have to explain the police are coming and she'll be spending Christmas in prison." One recalled a time for several years ago when they found a few dollars and spent them on a new shirt. They asked whether the police could be looking for them now.

One person asked, "When did it become illegal to pick up money off the floor and keep it?" One user pointed out how real criminals are roaming free, and a person was about to be arrested for picking up $30. A comment mockingly stated, "Finders keepers, losers weepers, surely? Especially for 30 bucks"

Another comment read, "I should have been arrested 99 times in my lifetime with all the cash I've found on the ground. Loads of 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1, $2 coins." He added, " Unfortunately, every time I try handing it in at the front desk they stand back and avoid me like the plague .... They aren't used to honest people trying to do the right thing."