UPDATED: Hoboken Police Receive Several Calls About Found Money

HOBOKEN, NJ —Hoboken police said on Tuesday that several people have called them about an envelope full of hundred-dollar bills found on Dec. 23 in Hoboken by a Rutherford woman, which made news around the state after Patch reported on it. But the callers have not been able to prove ownership of the cache of cash.

A week ago Monday, a Rutherford resident named Kristen found found the envelope on a street corner around 12:10 p.m., on the corner of Observer Highway and Monroe Street (the street on which Frank Sinatra lived as a child). The corner is near the border with Jersey City and on a route toward the Holland Tunnel and Routes 1 and 9.

Kristen knew someone might be worried about the money, especially right before Christmas. So she went to the Hoboken TD Bank, whose tellers said there were too many transactions that day and they couldn't help find the owner. She has since turned the money over to the Hoboken Police Department (reachable at 201-420-2100).

After the story ran on Hoboken Patch, a man left a comment at the end claiming the money was his, but included the wrong amount. When reached by phone, he said he was busy and to call back later.

The amount of money has not been published, as it can be an identifier of the owner. But it's more than $500 and less than $5,000.

The police said that according to Attorney General guidelines, Kristen will get the money back in six months if no one claims it.

But to her, it's clearly not all about the Benjamins. She said she wants to donate it to charity.

"I would want to do something good with it," she said Tuesday. "It isn’t meant to be mine. If after all of these outlets [try] to find the rightful person, no one shows up, it will have been put in my hands for a reason."