Texas Man Finds More Than $128,000 on Top of a Bank’s ATM–and Returns Every Dollar
By Andy Corbley – Oct 20, 2026
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At the station, Lewisville Police Chief Brook Rollins called for help, as protocol in such circumstances is to double count the money then run it through an electric currency counter. After that was done, they had found exactly $128,514. Not a dollar was missing.
“I’ve had cases where good Samaritans have turned in property that they found, wallets, IDs, things like that,” Lewisville Police Detective Gina Miller told CBS Texas. “But in the case of $128,000, I’ve never had somebody turn in that kind of money before.”
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Not sure that my character would be up to that challenge. I’ve returned wallets before; cause I always thought how would I feel. Never with “big bucks”. Maybe God, the Universe, or the Flying Spaghetti Monster makes sure that all my moral challenges are small enough for my “character level”.
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