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For some people, finding any kind of money with no one staking a claim on it would be a personal gain. One veteran California Highway Patrol sergeant, however, found $120,000 in cash lying in a roadway in Concord last month and turned over every dollar to local law enforcement who returned the money to a man who said it was his life savings.

"It was the right thing to do. I'm paid to uphold the law, and it's my job to set the example whether I'm working or not. I'm happy to hear the rightful owner was identified and that the money has been returned," said the female officer, a 20-year veteran law enforcement official, according to a statement highlighted by the San Francisco Chronicle.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/off-duty-officer-finds-120000-in-the-middle-of-california-roadway-and-turns-it-in-police-say-it-was-a-mans-life-savings-128891/

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