A waitress in Minnesota won back her $12,000 tip that was taken to her by police officers after it was left for her at the restaurant she worked at. According to the waitress, a customer told her that she could keep what was in their take-out box and it turned out to be $12,000! The police took the money saying that they believed the money and the waitress were connected to drugs. After an investigation, the police will be writing the waitress a check for her rightful tip. Read more below.
Authorities have decided to return a $12,000 tip to a Minnesota waitress that police believed was drug money.
Stacy Knutson of Moorhead says a customer told her she could keep a takeout container she left behind at the Fryn’ Pan restaurant. The box turned out to contain $12,000 in bills in various denominations.
Police initially told her she could keep the money if no one claimed it, but later said it was part of a drug investigation.
On Thursday, after the case drew national attention, Assistant Clay County Attorney Michelle Lawson told reporters the money could not be tied to a criminal investigation, and that Knutson would get a check.
Knutson says she believed the money was an anonymous gift from someone who knew her family had severe financial difficulties.
