E.T Phone Home-Just Don't Go to the Police!

Hey, folks!

Once again, the old adage of "No good deed goes unpunished" is proven true.

According to dailymail.co.uk, a young man was arrested for turning in a cell phone he found on the street.

The college student was out celebrating his 18th birthday and found a cell phone on the sidewalk. He contacted the last caller on the phone and told them he would turn the phone in to the local police station. Upon arrival at the station, he was arrested and charged with, now get this, theft by finding! He was fingerprinted, a DNA sample was taken, and he was interrogated about the phone.

Charges were subsequently dropped.

Really makes you want to do the right thing, doesn't it?

And I'm sure this had NO impact on this boys view of the police!

Good message to the public, officers.