(14 Aug 2025)
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Wayne, Michigan – 13 August 2025
1. Various of the exterior of Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Assembly Plant
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FILE: Wayne, Michigan – 14 June 2021
2. A Ford Bronco rolls along the assembly line inside Michigan Assembly
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Petersburg, Michigan – 14 August 2025
3. Various of Richard Guilford holding his wallet that was missing for 11 years
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Guilford, lost wallet:
“So, I worked at Ford’s in 2014, and we worked on a 2015 Edge. Unbeknownst to me, I’d lost my wallet. I knew that I had lose my wallet. We looked for it. We looked the next day for it. Nobody could find it. I left it go. I didn’t hear nothing about it for 11 years. And then a month ago, a man contacted me.”
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Lake Crystal, Minnesota – 14 August 2025
5. Mechanic Chad Volk works on a vehicle in his shop
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Chad Volk, found wallet:
“So, I went to set the air cleaner in it, and it wouldn’t snap down into place where it’s supposed to be. So, I messed around a little bit and then pulled it back out. And the wallet was sitting on a little ledge.”
7. Various of Volk doing auto repair work
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Chad Volk, found wallet:
“Got on Facebook and started scrolling through Facebook to try to find the owner to see if I can find it. And lo and behold, I found Richard.”
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Petersburg, Michigan – 14 August 2025
9. Guilford searches on his phone for Volk’s messages
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Guilford, lost wallet:
“He said, ‘Did you lose your wallet years ago? If so, I found it in the engine bay of a car.’ I said, ‘Yes, I did.’ He said, ‘Well, it’s in Minnesota.’ I said, ‘You gotta be kidding me.’ I said, ‘Would you be willing to send that to me? I’d get a kick out of that.’”
11. Guilford holds up his phone, showing the message traffic between him and Volk
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Lake Crystal, Minnesota – 14 August 2025
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Chad Volk, found wallet:
“So, I went down to the postal service, and I sent it back to him. And it took two or three days when he got it back, and he was excited.”
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Petersburg, Michigan – 14 August 2025
13. Various of Guilford pulling out his old Ford employee ID and holding it up
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Guilford, lost wallet:
“It restores your faith in humanity that people will say, ‘Hey, you lost this. I found this. I’m going to get it back to you.’”
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Lake Crystal, Minnesota – 14 August 2025
15. A look underneath the hood of a car in Volk’s shop
16. Various of Volk on the job
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Petersburg, Michigan – 14 August 2025
17. The wallet sits on a table
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Guilford, lost wallet:
“Think how hot that transmission got with that wallet. It should have fried it. It spent 11 years riding around in that car. And the fact that he found it, sent everything back to me. You don’t see that every day. People wouldn’t waste their time.”
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Lake Crystal, Minnesota – 14 August 2025
19. Volk removes a tire from a truck
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Petersburg, Michigan – 14 August 2025
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Guilford, lost wallet:
“I tried to offer him a reward for it. He wouldn’t take any money or nothing. He said, ‘I didn’t do it for that.’ I said, ‘I get that. I understand.’ And I didn’t want to insult him, but I really appreciate it. Like I said, the right guy found it.”
21. The wallet’s items spread out on the table
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Guilford, lost wallet:
23. Guilford holds his wallet
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