KOIN: Driver throws thousands in $100 bills from car window along Oregon interstate

[China]

Driver throws thousands in $100 bills from car window along Oregon interstate

 

A man who admitted to throwing a substantial amount of cash from his car window told Oregon State Troopers he wanted to “gift the money” to others, police said.

 

Troopers with the Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to a portion of Interstate 5 in Eugene on Tuesday around 7:30 p.m. after receiving calls that motorists were stopped and gathering cash that had been “floating” on the side of the road, OSP said in a statement provided to Nexstar.

 

They later learned that a driver named Colin Davis McCarthy, 38, was responsible for dispensing the cash — reportedly in $100-bill denominations — along the interstate.

 

“McCarthy told Troopers he wanted to gift the money, which he estimated at $200,000, however there wasn’t really a way to confirm how much money was ‘gifted,’” the OSP said.

 

Police say McCarthy agreed to stop dispensing cash along the street to prevent further traffic backups or accidents.

 

The OSP added that troopers were unable to find any remaining cash along the road during both nighttime and daytime patrols (“Motorists did a thorough job of gathering the loose money,” they said) and cautioned drivers to refrain from trying to find any themselves.

 

“OSP is urging the public to avoid the temptation to go looking for money along the highway.  These searches create a hazardous condition and put both the searchers and motorists at risk,” the OSP wrote.

 

McCarthy has not been charged with anything “at this time,” police said.

 

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[CousinsCowgirl84]

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2 hours ago, China said:

“OSP is urging the public to avoid the temptation to go looking for money along the highway.  These searches create a hazardous condition and put both the searchers and motorists at risk,” the OSP wrote.

You know they just said this so the cops can grab it all for themselves. 

[Califan007 The Constipated]

 

[dfitzo53]

@Califan007 The Constipatedthat's exactly what I thought of right away

[Larry]

Ok, not that much related. 
 

Yahoo:$100K worth of dimes stolen from truck in Philadelphia parking lot

 

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Police are looking for whoever broke into a trailer carrying $750,000 worth of dimes, a crime discovered Thursday that left coins scattered on the ground.

 

An estimated $100,000 or more in dimes was stolen from the truck, which had picked up the coins from the U.S. Mint and was parked in the lot overnight, Philadelphia Police Capt. John Ryan told reporters.

 

 

[CousinsCowgirl84]

Gonna be hard to wash those dimes… looking forward to next weeks article “Florida man pays his back due child support in dimes”

Edited April 15, 2023 by CousinsCowgirl84