Elderly man charged after $36,500 allegedly stolen from backpack left on Sydney train
A 74-year-old man has been charged after allegedly pocketing tens of thousands of dollars in cash that was left in a backpack on a train in Sydney’s south-west.
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A 74-year-old man has been charged after allegedly stealing nearly $40,000 in cash that was accidentally left in a backpack on a Sydney train.
Police say a commuter left the bag on a train at Glenfield in the city’s south-west on Wednesday.
Officers from the Police Transport Command launched an investigation into the missing money, and tracked down a suspect the following evening.
Police attended a home on Bringelly Rd in Rossmore shortly before 8pm on Thursday, where they arrested the elderly man and recovered $36,500 in cash.
He was taken to Campbelltown Police Station and charged with larceny, disposing of property from a serious indictable offence and dealing with the proceeds of crime.
Police will allege in court the man found the unattended backpack on the train, transferred the cash into his own bag and exited the train.
He was granted conditional bail and is due to appear before Campbelltown Local Court on July 24.
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