Michigan police hail 2 boys for returning cash-filled wallet
Police named the boys 'Citizens of the Day' for their good deed
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Two Michigan boys found a wallet stuffed with more than $500 in cash — and rather than keep it, they turned it in to police.
The Wayland Police Department announced in a Facebook post that it was making the boys, Logan Mishoe, 14, and Austin Nichols, 13, honorary “Citizens of the Day” for their good deed.
“I sat down and I almost sat on it,” Logan tells Fox 17 Grand Rapids. “And Austin was like, ‘oh Logan look.’ And I was like, ‘what?’ And I looked down and there’s a wallet.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Wayland Police Department made Austin Nichols, 13, and Logan Mishoe, 14, holding dog, honorary "Citizens of the Day" after finding a cash-filled wallet in a park and turning it in to an officer. (Wayland Police Department)
Inside the wallet was close to $550 in cash, but no license to identify the owner, the station reported.
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Logan and Austin were looking for shade in a municipal park in Hopkins Wednesday when they found the wallet on a bench. They turned it in to a Wayland officer and an Allegan County deputy.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The officer and the deputy found the wallet belonged to Jason Burchardt, who left it behind after having lunch in the park with a friend, Fox 17 reported.
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“We sat in the pavilion at the table and we ate lunch, and then got up and left,” said Burchardt. “I had no idea my wallet was even missing. No clue.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He gave the boys $50 for their integrity, according to the station.
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“It’s super easy to do the right thing when someone is standing there and sees you do it,” he told the station. “It’s a whole other level of integrity when no one knows what you’ve found and what you have, and you still do the right thing.”