February 26, 2022 – West Bend, WI – Jordan Shaw will be in the spotlight again next month as his honesty is recognized by West Bend Police.
Shaw was the young man who found $260 by the side of the road on December 8, 2021.
“I thought I saw a couple dollar bills floating in the middle of the road,” said Shaw. “I didn’t think too much of it and kept driving and delivered my DoorDash and I went back to see if it was really money.”
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After parking his car at the side of the road, Shaw found a couple dollar bills.
“I started to find cash all over the place,” he said. “Most of it was $1’s and $5’s and there was a $20. I was picking up as much as I could. I was also finding little metal pieces.”
Shaw, who is originally from Madison, has lived in West Bend seven years.
He stuffed the money in his right pocket, went home, counted it and called police.
“I told police I found all this money and maybe a safe on the side of the road,” he said. “I went to the police station, talked to the officer and gave him the money.”
“In my mind I knew I couldn’t keep it,” Shaw said. “I just couldn’t believe I found it.”
The evening was cold, dark, windy and according to Shaw nobody else stopped.
West Bend police confirmed the incident.
About 20 minutes after Shaw got home police called to say the owner was found. “The money was from the West Bend East basketball bakery fundraiser,” he said. “Police were greatly appreciative.”
The best scenario so far has been the money box was placed on the top of a vehicle, forgotten, and slid off when the vehicle was in motion.
Shaw, a single dad with a 6-year-old daughter, said the whole story makes him feel extra good. “I just thought it was so cool the rightful owner will get it back,” he said. “I believe in God, and I believe in doing the right thing; I didn’t think twice about it.”
