Trucker Missing Along With 3.6 Million Nickels - Police Searching

[matcom]

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MIAMI -- Authorities are searching for a local trucker who disappeared two weeks ago along with the 3.6 million nickels he was transporting to the Federal Reserve Bank in New Orleans, Miami-Dade County police said Friday.

Angel Ricardo Mendoza, 43, had picked up the coins, worth $180,000, on Dec. 17 from the Federal Reserve in New Jersey. He was to drive the nickels, weighing 45,000 pounds, to New Orleans for a trucking company subcontracted by the Federal Reserve, police said.

The name of the company was not released.

On Dec. 21, Mendoza's truck and trailer were found empty at a truck stop in Fort Pierce, Fla.

Miami-Dade's cargo task force, which includes the FBI and the Federal Reserve police, are investigating.

Mendoza is a Miami-Dade County resident, but has no family in the area. Police said he has a wife who lives in Cuba.

"We are concerned for his safety because he's missing," Miami-Dade Detective Randy Rossman said. "We suspect foul play. We are concerned and we are still investigating."

Rossman couldn't speculate on how anyone would cash in or spend so many nickels.

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[slackmaster]

1. They need to check every nickel slot machine in the country

Rossman couldn't speculate on how anyone would cash in or spend so many nickels.

When my grandmother turned 90 she insisted that we hold a family reunion at Laughlin, Nevada so she could squander all the nickels she'd been hoarding for about 10 years.

[AngryAmish]

2. Check the "All Change Bank"

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