WOODLAND PARK, N.J. – About $11,000 was returned to the East Rutherford Police Department after a Brink's truck dropped cash on a busy New Jersey road during morning rush hour Thursday, but it was just a drop in the bucket.

About $295,000 remains missing as of Friday, said East Rutherford Capt. Phil Taormina. When the truck's back door malfunctioned two bags of money fell off – one with $370,000 case and another with $140,000.

Of the $510,000 dropped, Brink's personnel and honest drivers retrieved about $205,000. Five people then handed back an additional $11,000 as of Friday.

Drivers on both sides of Route 3 came to a halt to try to grab some of the money fluttering around the highway, but the money doesn't belong to them and should be returned, police said. The money technically belongs to Brink's until it is delivered to its ending destination, Taormina said.

Police responded to at least one crash that happened because of the mad dash for cash, he said.

In a video posted to Twitter by Sabrina Quagliozzi, one of the Brink's employees can be seen attempting to collect the scattered money. Those that picked it up while driving along Route 3 have no claim and could face prosecution.

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"It would be like theft of mislaid goods," Taormina said Thursday. "The truck was parked on the shoulder and two armed guards, Brink's employees, were trying to gather the money."

A person could be arrested and charged with theft if they don't return the money, Taormina said. The police department said that anyone who picked up money can call them to make arrangements to return it without charges being filed.

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

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