AUTHORITIES are demanding the return of bills from people who stole cash that was accidentally spat by an armored truck onto a highway.
A video posted on TikTok shows the moment thousands of dollars flew onto the streets near Carlsbad, California, with drivers jumping out of their cars to grab wads of bills.
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This man jumps over the spectacle for joy
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The drivers jumped out of their cars to grab wads of moneyPhoto credit: Tiktok / Demi Bagby
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The drivers will be asked to return the cashPhoto credit: Tiktok / Demi Bagby
But now the FBI and the California Highway Patrol are looking for those who ran away with the dollar bills – because stealing government property is a crime.
A California Highway Patrol spokesman told Fox 5, “If someone has picked up the cash, we ask you to take it to the Vista office immediately.
“I just want to give everyone a hint that there is a lot of video evidence.”
Forty-eight hours are given to people to return the money or they are faced with “possible criminal charges”.
The officials said that two people have been arrested so far.
The driver of the truck, owned by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, first tried to get the money back before realizing that his attempts were in vain.
Attorney Greg Wiseman told Fox 5, “People have the wrong idea, they think ‘Finder’s Keepers’, they think ‘Possession is nine tenths of a law’ but that is not the law.”
Footage shows bills scattered across the street with drivers walking around picking up bills and showing their loot.
One woman in the video said, “This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.
“San Diego is closed, literally closed.”
People have the wrong idea, they think ‘Finder’s Keepers’, they think ‘Possession is nine tenths of a law’, but that is not the law.
Greg Wiseman
Another witness, Travis Fisher, told Fox 5 how he originally believed there had been an accident when the traffic was stopped.
He explained, “There were a lot of cars in front of me and they all stopped, came to a stop.
“I see all these things floating around and I realize that it’s money.
“It was pretty crazy. There was a sea of bills everywhere, everywhere. “
He believes there were thousands of dollars in the street.
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Thousands of dollars flew out of an armored truck
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Drivers showed their prey in a TikTok videoPhoto credit: Tiktok / Demi Bagby
At 10 a.m., CHP officers arrived at the scene and began removing drivers from the highway.
They were seen bundling bills in plastic bags.
It is unknown how the truck’s doors opened or how much money was stolen.
The police are now demanding that anyone who has taken money from the street must return it immediately.
CHP Sergeant Martin said, “If you’ve found money on the freeway, it’s not your money.”
“It belongs to the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) and this armored truck and the bank. It has to be returned. “
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Two people were arrested at the scenePhoto credit: FOX 5I refuse to spend money on anything I don’t have to – I eat salmon heads for dinner and also feed them to my friends
