Man returns $30,000 in cash he found in Wawa bathroom in Florida

A man in Palm Beach County carried a fanny pack containing $30,023 from selling Pokémon collectibles. He intended to use the money to help pay for a medical procedure for his sister. After leaving a Wawa bathroom, he realized he had left the fanny pack behind and returned to find it missing. He contacted Riviera Beach Police Department, which opened a grand-theft investigation and searched for the fanny pack and the person who took it. Days later, officers identified Luis Salavar as the suspect. Salavar said he found the fanny pack on a handicap bar, searched for the previous occupant, and returned the money at the police station after recognizing the owner’s sandals.

"A Florida man walked into a Wawa bathroom in Palm Beach County, Florida, carrying a black fanny pack that contained proceeds from selling his Pokémon collectibles: $30,023 in cash, according to a police report. The man planned to use the money to help pay for a medical procedure for his sister, the report said."

"But after the man left Wawa and was driving south to Coral Springs, he realized he had left his fanny pack stuffed with cash in the bathroom. When he returned to the convenience store, the bag was gone. He called the Riviera Beach Police Department that day, May 3, prompting officers to open a grand-theft investigation and search for the fanny pack and the man who took it."

"When officers identified the suspect a few days later and called him, he said he had been trying to return the money to the owner, according to police. The man, Luis Salavar, said that after finding the fanny pack on a handicap bar in the bathroom, he searched Wawa and its parking lot multiple times for the man who was in the bathroom before him."

"“$30,000 is great, but it's not mine to keep,” said Salavar, who added that he works in construction. “I like to earn my money.” Salavar told The Post that he never considered keeping the money. The owner, 24, recalled replying, “You're a lifesaver,” after Salavar returned the fanny pack at the police station."

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