Bags of Cash Fell Out of an Armored Truck in Chicago — Before Dozens of People Left with an Estimated $300,000

People were spotted “removing money from the scene and fleeing the area” both by foot and in vehicles, according to police

Between 50 and 100 people took off with roughly $300,000 total this week — after bags of cash fell out of an armored truck in the Chicago area.

The Oak Park Police Department (OPPD) in Illinois said in a report that on Tuesday, April 22, a Brinks Home security representative claimed a truck was traveling southbound on the 300 block of South Austin Boulevard at 5:07 p.m. local time, when its “backdoor opened by unknown means.”

As a result, three bags full of money fell onto the road. When the employee returned to the scene, they spotted dozens of people removing the money, before fleeing “on foot” and “in vehicles.”…

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