‘DRUNK’ DOES GOOD RETURN
THEY breed ’ em honest in Charters Towers.
Teenager Pacey Whitney was at a loss when he found his beloved push bike had been stolen from a bus stop on Broughton Rd last weekend.
Convinced the bike was gone for good, you could imagine his and his family’s, surprise when on Tuesday morning they found out the bike had been returned with a very apologetic note.
“Thanks for the lend of the bike,” the note read.
“Very sorry I was drunk and had to get home.
“So sorry I didn’t return the bike sooner.”
It was signed, “drunk guy who stole the bike”.
Pacey’s mum, Kera Myers, took to social media to thank the unidentified “drunk guy” for returning g the bike. She said all had been forgiven upon the bike’s return.
“I was very doubtful we’d get the bike back at all,” she said.
“But then we got a phone call early on Tuesday morning from my boss, who drives past the bus stop on the way to work, and he said the bike was back. “We couldn’t believe it. “He must have returned it some time throughout the night while it was dark.”
Charters Towers Police Station officer- in- charge Senior Sergeant Graham Lohmann said while police had no involvement in the case of the missing pushbike, it was important to know the “finders, keepers” rule did not apply in the eyes of the law.
He said stealing by finding was an actual offence and, although the bike should not have been taken in the first place, “drunk guy” had done the right thing by returning it.