Mysterious Package Held $9,500, Seized By Westlake Police

WESTLAKE, OH — A mysterious package seized by Westlake Police contained more than $9,500 in cash. Police are still determining who was trying to send the money and why.

A business on Center Ridge Road called police in mid-July after learning someone was trying to send a package that said it was from their office. It wasn't. The business had nothing to do with the suspicious package.

After getting a search warrant, Westlake detectives and a K9 unit intercepted the package at a local UPS store. Police said they found a large envelope, addressed to a man in Fresno, California. Officers opened the envelope and found more than $9,500 in cash.

Police are investigating both the man in Fresno and the person that dropped the package off. So far, detectives have started to sketch out the identity of the woman who was trying to send the package. The investigation is continuing.

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Photo from Westlake Police