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Sam Penrod ReportingA college student is getting credit for being very honest when he found a lot of money on his way to school.
The student probably found more money than he ever got for his allowance growing up. Police won't give the specific amount, but say it was more than a thousand dollars and among the cash found were several $100 bills.
The man was walking to school in this neighborhood when he saw the cash blowing around on a lawn. He picked it up and told another man who was parked nearby, in case the cash belonged to him. Together they turned all of the bills over to the Orem police, who are looking for the rightful owner.
Unfortunately, because of a relatively new state law, if the cash is never claimed, neither one of the honest citizens will get the money, it will go straight to the state treasury.
Lt. Doug Edwards, Orem Police Dept.: “I'm still convinced they did the right thing in turning it in and regardless of the amount of money that was found, the value of their personal reputation is worth more than what was found."
Police admit they find it strange that after nearly 36 hours no one has reported all of the cash as missing or stolen. If the money is yours call Orem Police, but be prepared to have a really good explanation about how you lost the money, how much you lost and why you are just now getting around to claiming it.