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Is your money missing? Wake County Sheriff investigates safe found on the side of the road

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Wake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating safe with cash found Tuesday on Knightdale Boulevard, near Marks Creek Road east of downtown Raleigh.

Bills of cash were found blowing into the air and onto the road after a mysterious safe with money was found on Knightdale Boulevard Tuesday, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said.

The Sheriff’s Office did not disclose how much money was found, but spokeswoman Rosalia Fodera said it was a “significant amount.”

“We did receive reports of cash blowing onto the road,” Fodera said in an email.

Authorities are investigating after sheriff’s deputies received a report of a safe found on the side of the road near the intersection of Marks Creek Road and Knightdale Boulevard.

The Sheriff’s Office did not provide details on how the safe may have been discarded there nor whether the owner is being sought.

Anyone with information on the safe is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 919-856-6911.

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This story was originally published March 12, 2024 at 3:57 PM.

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Aaron Sánchez-Guerra
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Aaron Sánchez-Guerra is a breaking news reporter for The News & Observer and previously covered business and real estate for the paper. His background includes reporting for WLRN Public Media in Miami and as a freelance journalist in Raleigh and Charlotte covering Latino communities. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University, a native Spanish speaker and was born in Mexico. You can follow his work on Twitter at @aaronsguerra.
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