A good Samaritan couple found and returned a business owner’s deposit bag that was filled with $25,000.

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Jeff and Michelle Green recovered the bag, which belonged to Gautambhai Patel, the Rincon Police Department said.

"We always encourage citizens to do the right thing both morally and legally, because if you find property that is not yours and do not attempt to find the owner, it is called theft of lost or mislaid property," the department wrote in a social media post.

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Passengers wait at a Delta check-in counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. It was the first day the Federal Aviation Administration cut flight capacity at airports during the government shutdown. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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