A 13-year-old boy allegedly stole a $ 25,000 stack of cash from his own grandfather and handed out wads of notes to his school friends . The unnamed child from Medina , Ohio , gave out $ 100 notes in the classroom before going to a friend 's house after school , where he also showered adults with cash , police said . The group of friends then reportedly went on a shopping spree after the mass giveaway , which began last Wednesday at the town 's Claggett Middle School . Payday : The unnamed 13-year-old showered classmates with $ 100 notes at Claggett Middle School in Medina , Ohio . Medina police told the Akron Beacon Journal that the boy , who lives with his 83-year-old grandpa and his mom , swiped the money from the senior 's bedside table . Cops began to crack down on the cash bonanza after teachers at the boy 's school blew the whistle on the scheme , by which time the majority of the cash was gone . Officers said that , as well as the children themselves , some was spent by 'adults , guardians or associates of the children who received the money ' , according to the Medina Gazette . Dollar : The children , and adults who were also given money , went on a spending spree . Some $ 7,000 has been recovered . As of Saturday , police had recovered some $ 7,000 of the man 's savings , as well as some of the items the boy and his friends had bought with it . Police said that prosecutors will file charges once they have determined exactly who was involved . T.J. Hellickson , the school 's principal , would only say that the school is co-operating with law enforcement .
Unnamed child from Ohio , Medina , allegedly swiped cash from bedside table . Police say he handed out $ 100 notes at school , then at a friend 's house . Also gave money to children 's parents , who took them on spending spree . After authorities found out , some $ 7,000 of the stash has been recovered . Prosecutors say charges will soon be filed in the case .