* I don't know/trust anyone in my friend circle who can assist in such endeavor's, nor would I be confident enough undertaking many of the processes identified by the knowledgeable folk here who have offered their advice.
You can always ask for more information or more detailed instructions (after first web-searching the matter - let me sneak in a recommendation not to use Google, since it gives you more scam, spam and sponsored results than privacy-oriented search engines).
This (sub-)board especially, is full of knowledgeable people who would most definitely be held accountable for giving you misleading or even malicious instructions. Do keep in mind to keep as much as possible about this topic in this thread and not moving stuff to DMs; that's where things can go sketchy due to them simply not being transparent.
Wouldn't burn it or give to the police. Give it to some poor people? I have a number of charities that I know could use the coin better than I would. My main concern would be how to monetise the btc without having to give 30% to the tax man.
If you really want to give to charities (but do your research and ask here if in doubt); a bunch of them accept Bitcoin donations by now. That way there would be no need to cash out and potentially pay taxes on it out of your pocket.