The drivers recover money after an armored truck spilled contents on the I – 285

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Strange things have already spread on the Atlanta highways before – foam tomahawks, products and a whole cattle bazaar, to name a few – but no spills have been so lucrative than that of I-285 from Tuesday night.

An armored truck was driving in westbound lanes near Ashford Dunwoody Road, when a side door opened, losing its contents on the highway. Money was everywhere on the road, according to a driver who called the BMS radio.

"I saw a pile of papers floating on the road and everyone stopping on the shoulder, and getting closer, I noticed that it was not safe." "It was cash," the driver said.

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In general, a spill on a highway would be a cause for consternation and a likely interruption of traffic for a few hours. This time, the drivers stopped voluntarily. The video uploaded by a passerby on Reddit showed at least half a dozen cars stuck in the shoulder, drivers gripping the bills.

By the time the Dunwoody police arrived around 8 pm, all the opportunists had left. But it turns out that even the money you find on the side of the highway is not free. They are going to need this cash back, Sgt. Robert Parsons told the radio station.

"When you master a property that you know is lost or misplaced and you are getting used to your own use, without returning it to the owner, it is certainly a crime," he said. he declared.

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Parsons said the investigators were still trying to figure out how much money was missing and where he was coming from, but he said it was a "substantial" amount. d & # 39; money. The officers and drivers of the truck could only collect about $ 200, he added.

The police are asking all drivers who took advantage of the "isolated cash storm" to return the money, which could represent 15 people. Parsons confirmed to AJC.com that the investigators had viewed the shared video on social media and would strive to identify the drivers from their numbers.

An interstate monetary puncture is unexplored territory for the police service.

"Well, I saw it in the movies," he said. "It's very odd that this is happening – it's the first one I can think of."