Commonwealth v. $7,000.00 in U.S. Currency

RODGERS, Senior Judge.

Trafford Police Officer Louis Booher appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County (trial court) dismissing his petition to set aside the trial court’s order of June 28, 1998, ordering that $7,000 found by Booher be forfeited to the Commonwealth. We affirm.

On April 10, 1998, while on duty, Booher found $7,000 in cash in the middle of Bel-leauwood Boulevard in the Borough of Trafford. Booher waited in the area for approximately ten minutes, but did not notice anyone that might be connected with the money or any form of criminal activity.…