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Released: May 13, 2014 - Tuesday, 03:44 PM
Counterfeit Money
Contact: Tony CipollaPhone: (805) 781 4547Date and time of incident: 5-4-14Place of Occurrence: Two Businesses in CambriaVictim Information: Two Businesses in CambriaSuspect Information: 1. White Male Adult, 20-25 years old, white t-shirt, black baseball style hat with flat red brim, star tattoo on left hand, another tattoo on right arm 2. White Female Adult, 20-25 years old, brown hair and dark complexion, pink shirt, denim shorts 3. White Female Adult, 20-25 years old, blonde hair, striped multi-colored dress 4. White Female Adult, 25-30 years old, blonde hair On 5-4-14, Sheriff's Deputies were called out to an antique store and a gas station in Cambria on a report of a group of individuals who had passed counterfeit $100 bills at those locations. A man and two women entered the antique store within minutes of each other, separately purchased a small item, and then each paid for that item with a counterfeit $100 bill for a total of $300. A short time later, the three suspects along with an additional female entered the gas station and passed another $100 counterfeit bill. The suspect descriptions are listed above. In each case, the serial numbers of the counterfeit bills were the same. The Sheriff's Office is warning local businesses to be aware that this type of activity is taking place in the county. For more information on how to spot counterfeit bills, log on to www.secretservice.gov.
