BERLIN (AP) - A drunken man withdrew more than $16,700 from his bank account and then started handing out the money to passers-by in a western German town Tuesday, police said.
Police in Darmstadt said they were alerted at lunchtime to a man sitting on a bench in front of a bank and handing out notes. He had the money stuffed into plastic bags and his pockets, and some of it blew away.
Officers took the 63-year-old back into the bank and counted the money.
They said in a statement that he had handed out $1,935, but that he "didn't care because he had enough."
Police decided to hold on to the rest of the money temporarily. They told the man, whose name was not released, to come back and collect it once he sobered up.
About 10 years ago a cab driver friend of mine escourted three seemingly homeless bums around for about 3 hours just driving aimlessly. They gave him $150.00 up front. When they offered him more he refused. But after they left his cab he had to clean it and he discovered another $500 in the back seat. $650 is not a bad days haul for a cab driver.
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CalamityJane
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Tue 8 Aug, 2006 01:25 pm
He's probably going to wake up to a bit more than just a conventional
hangover.
Lucky for him, the police intervened when the damage wasn't that
bad yet. As Walter said, the police in Germany is called "your friend
and helper".
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