ALTON, N.H. (AP) – A 10-year-old boy picking up litter in Alton, N.H., found a backpack stuffed with more than $8,000 cash.
Arie Johnston of Dover was helping his grandmother with her town’s annual roadside cleanup when he spotted the burned backpack Saturday. He told Foster’s Daily Democrat his first thought was that someone had killed someone for the money.
Johnston’s grandmother called the town clerk, who identified the bag’s owner based on the passports and other documents found with the money. The owner was a woman who had lived across the street until a fire damaged her apartment last year.
Police say the woman has since moved to Maine and has asked that her belongings be given to her sister who lives in Alton. Johnston’s grandmother says a reward may be coming.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.