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Shirley Couple Used Counterfeit Bills To Steal Boat Engines, Southampton Police Say
Two Long Island residents were arrested for allegedly using counterfeit bills to purchase two boat engine motors.
On Saturday, June 8, the Southampton Town Police Department arrested Jan-Carel A. Van-Heyningen, 24, and Claudia V. Strzesak,18, both of Shirley, after receiving a complaint from the victim at the Hampton Bays Marnia, said Southhampton Police Department Lt. Susan Ralph.
According to Ralph, the victim told police that Van-Heyningen and Strzesak allegedly used counterfeit $100 bills, totaling $5,000 to buy two used 200HP Yamaha boat engines.
The victim did not realize the b…
