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Last evening while returning home from a party very early in the morning, a friend of mine and I found a purse lying next to a statue on the street. We searched through it finding a camera, some petty cash, credit card, and California state id. My friend suggested that we give it to the police officer who was sitting in his squad car snoozing across the street. He woke up as we approached the car. We explained that we had found the purse across the street and that it appeared to have id in it.

Whereupon, he requested my id to take down some contact information. This is where it got a bit odd. My id is still a Maine id despite living here for a while now, but given that I don’t drive I haven’t bothered to update it. He then asked for my local address and phone number, and finally asked me to verify my birth date. At this point I asked him as to why my birth date was of importance to him, and he responded it was just for gathering reference info for filling out the paperwork or something. I had been out drinking so I didn’t really feel my verbal capacity for discussing the reasons why I thought that was odd were up to the task. Then we walked off, but I really don’t understand why they needed that much information for turning in a lost item.

Can anyone shed any light on why he legitimately would need my birth date or why he might ask for it at all?