He failed to hand in a stranger's wallet - then police turned up at his door

A man has been sentenced in court after officer's found a stranger's wallet in his kitchen cupboard. Raymond Harry of Heol Glyndwr, Coedpoeth was found guilty of theft following an incident on Friday, March 6, 2026. Officers from North Wales Police received a report from a victim who dropped his wallet containing a substantial amount of cash outside Minera Tyres, Coedpoeth. CCTV footage from the store shows Harry finding the wallet on the floor before leaving the location in his vehicle, making no attempt to hand the wallet in to any member of staff. Harry was confronted by officers at his home but he 'adamantly' denied finding the wallet and also denied keeping it. Don’t miss a court report by signing up to our crime newsletter here With CCTV evidence showing Harry as the man picking up the wallet, he was arrested on suspicion of theft and a Section 32 search was conducted at his address. The stolen wallet and money that was in the wallet was located and recovered from his kitchen area along with the victim's ID. During the search, Harry continued to deny the allegation and tried to prevent officers looking in cupboards - this was despite officers being able to see him trying to hide the wallet, money and ID under other objects within the cupboard. Harry was later interviewed where he again denied the offence of theft claiming he was going to return it despite "lying" to police officers regarding being in possession of it. Raymond Harry has now been sentenced to conditional discharge for two years, to pay the victim compensation of £50 and to pay Crown Prosecution Service costs of £85.00. Get daily breaking news updates on your phone by joining our WhatsApp community here . We occasionally treat members to special offers, promotions and ads from us and our partners. See our Privacy Notice