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Homeless man leaves nearly $10k on bus bench, gets it back thanks to deputy, good Samaritan

A homeless man has been reunited with almost $10,000 in cash that he forgot on a bus bench in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

A Broward Sheriff's deputy and a Good Samaritan found the cash, then found the man days later.

A deceased relative had left nearly $12,000 to the man who is being identified only by his first name, Joe, detectives said.

Joe had withdrawn nearly $10,000 of it from a Wells Fargo bank account June 1. He went shopping but accidentally left two plastic bags of merchandise and two envelopes full of cash on a bus bench at 241 Commercial Blvd.