Overview

• The theft occurred on September 19 at a Waschpark in Zell am Harmersbach in the Ortenau district of Baden-Württemberg.
• In a handwritten note, the author said he mistook the wallet for his, took the cash in a rash moment, and dropped the wallet in the town-hall mailbox.
• He later mailed police nearly €300 with an apology and asked that the money be returned to the owner.
• Police said the victim has recovered the wallet and its full contents and that the investigation is now closed.
• A police spokesperson called it a completed theft but said handwriting analysis would be disproportionate given the remorse and restitution.