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Police said the man and his 42-year-old friend had found the two bags, one of which contained $128,514. The officers counted the cash, and a bank receipt inside the bag listed exactly $128,514. he confirmed that he would attend a private ceremony if the police department honoured him Although the man wanted to avoid public attention.
I got scared, bro,” he said, according to CBS News. He also told the officer that he had a felony on his record. Detective Gina Miller of the Lewisville Police Department said she had handled cases involving people returning wallets, identification and other lost property, but had never seen someone turn in that much cash. ”I’ve never had somebody turn in that kind of money before,” she told the broadcaster. Bank of America told the channel that it was grateful for the man’s actions, but did not say whether he had received any money. Especially, like you said, in this day and age, that’s impressive,” the officer said.
He wasn’t excited to see the money. Fear came before anything else. In the body-camera footage, the man tells Officer J. Nazario how he felt when he saw the money. ”Bro, you know what I felt when I saw it? He started shaking and asked himself what he should do. He called the police immediately. The man found a label on one of the bags pointing to a Chick-fil-A down the road. They went there looking for the owner, but the restaurant did not claim the money. The ATM apparently still carried identification linked to the former restaurant. The owner then contacted the police. When Officer Nazario reached the scene, he could hardly believe the amount. Nothing was missing. The cash went into the department’s property room. they expressed their appreciation for his actions. ”It takes a lot to do the right thing Although the police did not give him a reward. And I can’t commend you enough.
The owner explained that a nearby business, now operating as Hawaiian Bros, had previously been a Chick-fil-A.