Some of the money that fell off of a Brink's armored truck during rush hour Thursday morning has slowly made its way back to the East Rutherford Police Department.

More than $500,000 was dropped along Route 3 west, causing drivers to back up traffic while they snapped up cash, leading to two accidents. About $188,955 remained missing as of Monday, said East Rutherford Capt. Phil Taormina.

When the truck's back door malfunctioned, two bags of money fell off — one with $370,000 cash and another with $140,000.

Brink's employees and some drivers gathered about $205,000 of what was dropped, and $11,000 more was brought in to police by Friday, Taormina said. Since then another $104,580 was returned.

Police have been imploring anyone who may have grabbed some of the money floating around on the highway to return it, saying it does not belong to them and they could be prosecuted. In several videos posted to social media, armed Brink's personnel could be seen attempting to gather the money on the roadway.

Detectives are investigating the incident by scouring photos and videos posted to social media and video surveillance from New Jersey Department of Transportation cameras along the highway. Taormina said police will try to look for anything that would be distinguishing about the people and cars that stopped.

Those who returned the cash said they thought it was the right thing to do, the police captain said.

The unexpected cash flow made national news in the days since, with The New York Times, NBC and the Miami Herald among the outlets to share the story.

Individuals looking to turn in money can contact the East Rutherford Police Department at 201-438-0165 to make arrangements.

Staff Writer Nicholas Katzban contributed to this article.

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