“Ones, fives, fifties, you name it; it was in there,” police spokesman Sgt. Robert Parsons said.

Cash littered the roadway Tuesday night.

Dunwoody police have urged people to return the money as they consider it stolen. Anyone who does not make an effort to return lost or mislaid property to its owner could be charged with theft, Parsons said.

“The law is the law,” he told AJC.com. “You need to turn in the property. It doesn’t belong to you. Reality needs to kick in, and you need to realize this money belongs to someone.”

Parsons said he understands that some money grabbers may have been caught up in the excitement, and police are extending a little grace. Anyone who returns the cash will not be charged.

All denominations of bills spilled from the truck. "Ones, fives, fifties, you name it; it was in there," Sgt. Robert Parsons said. Credit: Dunwoody Police Department Credit: Dunwoody Police Department

Randrell Lewis returned $2,100 he took on Wednesday afternoon. He told Channel 2 Action News his conscience got the best of him.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s ‘finders keepers,’” he said. “Once you know that it belonged to someone, you can’t really keep it.”

Randrell Lewis (center) poses with Dunwoody police Sgt. Robert Parsons (left) and Chief Billy Grogan after Lewis returned $2,100 he took from the “isolated cash storm” on I-285. Credit: Dunwoody Police Department Credit: Dunwoody Police Department

The Dunwoody Police Department is accepting returns 24/7.