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Counterfeit Bills Are Circulating In Bucks County. Here's How To Spot Them Counterfeit Bills Are Circulating In Bucks County. Here's How To Spot Them
Counterfeit Bills Are Circulating In Bucks County. Here's How To Spot Them Counterfeit cash was found in circulation in Bucks County this week, authorities say.  Officers were called to the Village at Newtown Shopping Center on South Eagle Road at about 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 6, where employees at several businesses reported receiving phony bills, township police said.  The stores affected included MOD Pizza, Chipotle, Chopt, and Crumbl Cookies, the department added.  Authorities did not report any arrests or describe a suspect, but said there are steps area residents can take to protect themselves from funny money. The Federal Reserve Board's U.S. Curr…

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by Mac Bullock
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Counterfeit Money Circulating In Suburban Philly: Police Counterfeit Money Circulating In Suburban Philly: Police
Counterfeit Money Circulating In Suburban Philly: Police A counterfeit bill was discovered in Montgomery County, and authorities are searching for the man who they say spent it.  Police in Upper Moreland Township were dispatched to the Taire Hair Salon at Marketplace Shopping Center on County Line Road in Huntingdon Valley on Wednesday, Oct. 12, just before 5:30 p.m.  There, investigators said an unknown man used a phony $100 bill to pay for a bottle of shampoo. He was caught on camera by the store's security system.  Just 20 minutes later, police said the same man tried to buy another bottle of shampoo with another fake $100 bill…

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by Mac Bullock
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Feds: Counterfeiter Who Made Phony $100 Bills With Bleached Singles Gets 5 Years Without Parole Feds: Counterfeiter Who Made Phony $100 Bills With Bleached Singles Gets 5 Years Without Parole
Feds: Counterfeiter Who Made Phony $100 Bills With Bleached Singles Gets 5 Years Without Parole A convicted counterfeiter from Philadelphia must spend the next five years in federal prison for printing $235,000 worth of fake $100 bills that he and a crew circulated in Virginia, authorities said. Hollis Forteau, 38, formerly of Willingboro, NJ, already had an extensive criminal history when federal investigators arrested him for printing Benjamin Franklin and other $100 images onto bleached dollar bills that he distributed to at least six associates. The crew members used the funny money to buy items at retail stores in Virginia, then returned the goods to other stores in the same chai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pair Charged In New Year's Eve Shooting That Killed 1, Injured Another At DelCo Wawa Pair Charged In New Year's Eve Shooting That Killed 1, Injured Another At DelCo Wawa
Pair Charged In New Year's Eve Shooting That Killed 1, Injured Another At DelCo Wawa A pair of men have been charged in a New Year's Eve shooting that killed an 18-year-old man and injured another at a Delaware County Wawa, authorities said. Jahmier Council, 22, of Chester, PA, and Zymear Jones, 22, of Wilmington, DE, were charged with criminal homicide, murder of the first, second, and third degrees, conspiracy, robbery, and aggravated assault, the Delaware County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Members of the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Jones on Tuesday in Delaware, while Council remains at large. Authorities believe the shooting was the resu…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Philly Man Wanted On Warrant Nabbed After Busted Using Fake $100 Bill At Wawa Philly Man Wanted On Warrant Nabbed After Busted Using Fake $100 Bill At Wawa
Philly Man Wanted On Warrant Nabbed After Busted Using Fake $100 Bill At Wawa A 28-year-old Philadelphia man was in police custody after using a counterfeit $100 bill at a Bucks County Wawa, authorities said. A warrant for Mervin Rosario's arrest was issued in May 2020, Plumstead Township police said. He was also wanted for similar crimes in Lower Makefield Township, police said. Rosario was taken into custody Thursday with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department, police said. He was awaiting his preliminary arraignment, which was set for Feb. 22.

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by Nicole Acosta
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KNOW THEM? Bucks Police Seek Trio Who Paid With Counterfeit Currency KNOW THEM? Bucks Police Seek Trio Who Paid With Counterfeit Currency
Know Them? Bucks Police Seek Trio Who Paid With Counterfeit Currency Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help identifying three suspects accused of using counterfeit money in Doylestown Borough businesses, authorities said. Two black men and one black woman were seen in Doylestown Produce purchasing items with counterfeit bills on Jan. 14, around 5:30 p.m., according to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department. The woman was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt with an orange skull on the front, police said. One man was wearing a red and blue hooded sweatshirt with a black coat on top with fur edging on the hood, police said.  The thi…

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by Nicole Acosta