After This Man Found A Safe Buried In His Backyard, The Police Came Knocking

After Matthew Emanuel, a man from Staten Island, found buried treasure in his backyard the police came knocking just days later! Read on to see why…

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The more that Matthew Emanuel looked at his buried treasure, the less joyous he felt. You see, the safe was not a waterproof safe. So, after sitting through many snowy winters and rainy springs in the backyard, much of the treasure had nearly disintegrated over time!

Even worse, the giant wads of $100 bills had stuck together when wet and then dried together during the summer. Emanuel realized that if he even tried to pull one bill from the stack, they all might rip. Still, the homeowner has since said that he remained excited. After all, this treasure safe contained much more than $100 bills. However, through it all, a question was gnawing at the back of his mind: how did the safe end up in his backyard?

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