A Caroline County family finds two bags that contained nearly $1 million in cash lying on the road, according to a recently published article. 

A Caroline County Family Accidentally Hits the Bag Filled With Cash

David and Emily Schantz decided to spend some time with their two children last Saturday to get a change of scenery after being locked down due to the global pandemic. Emily Schantz was driving their car when she noticed a vehicle in front of them swerving.

It turned out that the vehicle was avoiding a bag that was hit by the Schantz family car. They decided to put the bag in their pick-up truck. The family spotted again another bag and did the same. Unknowingly, the bags were filled with cash. 

The family does not have any idea that the bags contained cash that will change their lives. They thought that it was just trash left in the middle of Broad Street. They just kept the two bags and continued riding their car. 

Bags With Nearly $1 Million Were Turned Over to the Police

Caroline County Sheriff's Department Maj. Scott Moser said: "So they ran over the bag. Instead of leaving the trash in the road, they stopped, picked it up, threw it in the back of the truck. They came back to Caroline, and found out they'd been riding around with almost a million dollars in the truck."

Moser also said that the family went to the church with the County Sheriff and he told the family to call the office. Moser added: "We went out there and determined it was, in fact, cash. It was in two bags and the total was close to $1 million,"

Schantz family also said: "Inside of the bag, there were plastic baggies and they were addressed with something that said 'cash vault," They immediately the Caroline County Sheriff's Department upon making the discovery. 

Police Officers Investigate to Know the Rightful Owner of the Money

Moreover, the Police Officers are now investigating the rightful owner of the two bags. The Deputies are planning to turn it over to the United Service Postal Service which is now looking into this matter. It could have been a bag intended for the ATM's machines or a bank.

Moser asserted: "Who it actually belonged to, where it was going. We haven't released any of that." However, it is still a mystery as to how the bags filled with nearly $1 million in cash was accidentally left in the middle of Broad Street just seems like trash.

Moser visited the Schantz family on Monday and said: "For someone so honest and willing to give that almost a million dollars back, it's exceptional on their part. Their two sons were there, so I put the lights on for them, but we are proud and they represented this county well by being so honest."

Emily Schantz responded and said: "Do the right thing and return it because it didn't belong to us," Additionally, the Schantz family is worthy to be emulated most especially in this time of global pandemic where most are experiencing financial problems. 

They could have taken the money and will not worry anymore for their daily expenses. It could have changed their lives even after the pandemic but they chose to return. It is very rare to hear news about a family or a person who returned thousands of dollars.

It can also be remembered in a previous report of Latin Post, that a Latino teen found $135,000 in cash near a Wells Fargo ATM and called the police immediately to return it instead of walking away with the money. 

Money is deceiving most especially for those who are in dire need of it but what Schantz family and the Latino teen showed is an emblem that there are still people around who are honest, selfless, and worthy to be emulated. 

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