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Asking to return stolen police car hidden for 25 years

This image is a screenshot of a Reddit post from the Australian legal advice subreddit r/AusLegal, asking for legal guidance about an absurd situation. The poster is asking on behalf of a friend, who 'borrowed' (a euphemism for stole) a police car after a night of heavy drinking back in 1998 in New South Wales, Australia. The friend has kept the stolen police car hidden in an old barn on a rural NSW property for over 25 years. Now that the property has been sold and they need to vacate, the poster asks if it is possible to return the stolen car to authorities without facing legal consequences, or if they are better off permanently disposing of the car (implied by the phrase 'dig a very large hole', meaning burying the car to hide it forever). The post went viral due to the wild, unexpected nature of the story.
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Returning stolen property
NSW
I’m posting this on behalf of a close friend as he’s found himself in a bit of a pickle.
In 1998, a police car was borrowed after a night of overindulgence. This car has been kept hidden on a rural NSW property since then in an old barn.
Fast forward to today and the property has been sold and they need to vacate the property. Is it possible to return this car without consequences or is this a case of having to dig a very large hole.

Overview

This image is a screenshot of a Reddit post from the Australian legal advice subreddit r/AusLegal, asking for legal guidance about an absurd situation. The poster is asking on behalf of a friend, who 'borrowed' (a euphemism for stole) a police car after a night of heavy drinking back in 1998 in New South Wales, Australia. The friend has kept the stolen police car hidden in an old barn on a rural NSW property for over 25 years. Now that the property has been sold and they need to vacate, the poster asks if it is possible to return the stolen car to authorities without facing legal consequences, or if they are better off permanently disposing of the car (implied by the phrase 'dig a very large hole', meaning burying the car to hide it forever). The post went viral due to the wild, unexpected nature of the story.

Origin notes

This is a screenshot of an original Reddit post made to the r/AusLegal (Australian Legal Advice) subreddit by user u/Aussieflipping. After gaining traction on Reddit, the post was reposted to 9Gag, which is the secondary source noted.

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