Sydney Hall, 13, of Olney tosses a coin into the newly constructed fountain at the Cross County Mall in Mattoon. The new centerpiece is being used to make wishes by some patrons.

We've heard of petty theft. This may be considered penny theft. A New Jersey woman admitted to police that she took 95 cents in change from a fountain in a New Jersey mall, NJ.

Kemper Freeman, CEO of Kemper Development Co., which owns Bellevue Square, said the well was moved a few times after mall renovations in the ’80s.

Inspiration strikes when he notices a Kennedy half-dollar in the mall fountain that serves as a modern-day wishing well. Miles’ first foray into renegade fountain “maintenance” nets an ...

The wishing well is one of over 70 found at the excavation area – but the only well found with relics inside. The findings are extremely rare, archaeologist Jochen Haberstroh said in the release.

The wishing well is one of over 70 found at the excavation area – but the only well found with relics inside. The findings are extremely rare, archaeologist Jochen Haberstroh said in the release.