Man At Large After Stealing Cash From Long Island Minimart, Police Say Man At Large After Stealing Cash From Long Island Minimart, Police Say
Man At Large After Stealing Cash From Long Island Minimart, Police Say Police are searching for a man who used a fake $100 bill to steal from a Long Island convenience store, leaving the counterfeit with the cashier after asking him to break it.  The incident reportedly took place in Huntington Station on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 207 Lowndes Ave. at approximately 3 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police.  Anyone who witnessed the incident or who recognizes the wanted man is asked to contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers by calling 800-220-TIPS, using the P3Tips mobile app or visiting the group's website. 
Hit-Run Driver At Large After Dragging Long Island Gas Station Employee, Police Say Hit-Run Driver At Large After Dragging Long Island Gas Station Employee, Police Say
Hit-Run Driver At Large After Dragging Long Island Gas Station Employee, Police Say Police are searching for a Connecticut driver who drove away from a Long Island gas pump after a dispute, dragging an attendant behind his vehicle in the process.  On Monday, Oct. 19, the unidentified driver pulled up to a Cumberland Farms location on Commack Road in Commack at approximately 6:30 p.m, according to Suffolk County police.  The driver and the gas station attendant, police said, argued after the driver attempted to pay with counterfeit money.  The driver was reportedly an approximately 30-year-old black man with short hair and facial hair.  The employee wa…
Know Her? Woman Accused Of Passing Counterfeit Bill In Area Know Her? Woman Accused Of Passing Counterfeit Bill In Area
Know Her? Woman Accused Of Passing Counterfeit Bill In Area Police are attempting to identify a woman who allegedly used a counterfeit $100 bill at an area market, according to state police. The woman purportedly used the counterfeit bill in Ulster County at Tantillo's Farm Market in Gardiner at approximately 3:36 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The bill's serial number was "LE09714562E," and police said it has also been used in Orange and Dutchess counties. The woman, police said, has tattoos on her right forearm, left arm and on her chest that read "Ethan" in a circle.  After using the counterfeit bill, the woman reportedly left the scene as a pa…
Woman Charged With Using Counterfeit $100 Bill At Fairfield County Store Woman Charged With Using Counterfeit $100 Bill At Fairfield County Store
Woman Charged With Using Counterfeit $100 Bill At Fairfield County Store A woman turned herself in to the police after using a counterfeit $100 bill at a Fairfield County store and walking out with authentic change. Officers from the Westport Police Department responded to The Country Store on Wilton Road in the afternoon of Sunday, May 24, where there was a report of a customer that had used a suspected counterfeit $100 bill. According to an employee at the store, a woman entered the store with two others, used the counterfeit bill to make a $5.75 purchase, and walked away with $94.25 in authentic cash as change. Police said that the transaction was captured …
Woman, 19, Accused Of Using Counterfeit Bill At New Canaan Store Woman, 19, Accused Of Using Counterfeit Bill At New Canaan Store
Woman, 19, Accused Of Using Counterfeit Bill At New Canaan Store A wanted teenager who allegedly attempted to use a fraudulent $100 bill at multiple area businesses has been arrested in Fairfield County. An arrest warrant was issued by the New Canaan Police on Tuesday, July 26, for Bronx resident Jeanise Rojas Perez, 19, who was wanted for forgery and larceny charges. The warrant came after police received a complaint filed regarding Perez, who had passed a counterfeit $100 bill at a business in New Canaan and then attempted to use the same bill at several other retailers. The investigation into the counterfeit bill identified Perez as the suspect who …
Duo Nabbed Using Fake $100 Bills In Northern Westchester, Police Say Duo Nabbed Using Fake $100 Bills In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Duo Nabbed Using Fake $100 Bills In Northern Westchester, Police Say Two men were taken into custody after allegedly attempting to use phony $100 bills to make purchases in Northern Westchester, police said. The two suspects entered a Mount Kisco business on South Moger Avenue at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Sunday, March 22, attempting to make small purchases using a $100 bill, Westchester County Police said. When the owner of the store used a device to determine the legitimacy of the bill, it was determined that it was counterfeit and alerted the county police when the duo ran off. According to the department, county police officers were alerted by a …
Woman Accused Of Using Five Counterfeit $100 Bills At Long Island Target Woman Accused Of Using Five Counterfeit $100 Bills At Long Island Target
Woman Accused Of Using Five Counterfeit $100 Bills At Long Island Target A woman is wanted by police investigators on Long Island after allegedly using counterfeit bills at Target. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers issued an alert as they attempt to locate a woman who was caught on camera using counterfeit cash at Target on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station in January. According to police, the woman entered Target at approximately 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14 and proceeded to use five counterfeit $100 bills to purchase merchandise. Anyone with information regarding the woman has been asked to contact Suffolk County Police investigators by calling 1-800-2…
Know Him? Authorities Ask Public's Help In IDing Man Wanted For Passing Counterfeit Cash Know Him? Authorities Ask Public's Help In IDing Man Wanted For Passing Counterfeit Cash
Know Him? Authorities Ask Public's Help In IDing Man Wanted For Passing Counterfeit Cash Recognize him?  If so the Putnam County Sheriff's Office wants to know. They have been searching for the man who allegedly passed counterfeit money in the Town of Carmel on Sunday, Feb. 23. Anyone with information is asked to contact the office at 845-225-4300. Earlier report: Increase In Counterfeit Currency Cases Reported In Putnam County Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below.
Increase In Counterfeit Currency Cases Reported In Putnam County Increase In Counterfeit Currency Cases Reported In Putnam County
Increase In Counterfeit Currency Cases Reported In Putnam County An increase in the use of counterfeit money has been reported in Putnam County. Currently, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office is investigating several cases in which counterfeit $100 bills are being used to make smaller purchases at convenience stores, drug stores, and eateries, the department said. The small purchase being made allows the suspects to walk away with legal money leaving their unsuspecting victims short financially, the department said. All merchants and consumers are being asked to check the money used during a transaction for its authenticity.  An…
Homeland Security Agents, Local Police Bust Brick Resident, 71, With Gun Silencers Homeland Security Agents, Local Police Bust Brick Resident, 71, With Gun Silencers
Homeland Security Agents, Local Police Bust Brick Resident, 71, With Gun Silencers Federal Homeland Security agents joined Brick Township police in arresting a local man on weapons and counterfeit money charges. Lawrence Turbett, 71, was arrested at his home in the Conway Towers Housing Complex after detectives learned that a package containing a silencer was being shipped to an address in Brick, local police said. A search of his residence found the package, as well as additional silencers and an undisclosed amount of counterfeit U.S. currency, police said.  The U.S. Secret Service was notified. Turbett was charged with four counts of possession of a prohibited device…
Fake $100 Bill Passed For Gas In South Brunswick Fake $100 Bill Passed For Gas In South Brunswick
Fake $100 Bill Passed For Gas In South Brunswick A clerk at a Middlesex County gas station mistakenly accepted a phony $100 bill that was intended to be used in movies, authorities said. Police on Monday tweeted a photo of the front and back of the fake currency, which has the words -- “For Motion Picture Use Only” -- printed on both sides and reportedly was spent by an unidentified man from Montgomery. "SERIOUSLY....this is the fake $100 dollar bill a suspect passed at a local gas station," South Brunswick police posted on Twitter. South Brunswick detectives tracked down a 20-year-old Somerset County man who said he was surprised the cl…
Know Them? Man, Woman Wanted For Using Counterfeit Bills At Northern Westchester Store Know Them? Man, Woman Wanted For Using Counterfeit Bills At Northern Westchester Store
Know Them? Man, Woman Wanted For Using Counterfeit Bills At Northern Westchester Store Know them? An alert has been issued by New York State Police investigators in Northern Westchester as they attempt to identify and track down a man and woman who were caught on camera allegedly using counterfeit $100 bills at an area Kohl’s. State Police in Cortlandt released photos of a pair who used counterfeit bills to purchase items at Kohl’s on East Main Street in Cortlandt, investigators said. The investigation into the duo is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding their identifies has been asked to contact New York State Police investigators in the Cortlandt barracks by callin…