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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

EPD PRESS RELEASE - COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY INVESTIGATION 2-13-15


PRESS RELEASE - COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY INVESTIGATION
January 13, 2015
The Easton Police Department needs the public’s assistance in
identifying this subject and vehicle. On December 12, 2014, the subject entered Wal-Mart in Easton, MD and purchased items using counterfeit money. He spent approximately $300.00 dollars in counterfeit $20.00’s. The suspect left in a green Dodge Neon with Delaware temporary registration.
On December 26, 2014, the same subject passed more counterfeit $20.00 bills at Wal-Mart in Easton. The subject used the same vehicle from the previous incident.
If anyone can identify this subject or vehicle, they are asked to contact the Easton Police Department. Below you will find ways to leave a tip with the Easton Police Department.
• Telephone
410-822-1111: Direct line to police department dispatchers. This is a recorded line andtraceable.
410-763-6140: “Tip-Line”, record your message. NOTICE, this may not receive immediate attention because it is not a line that is monitored or traceable.
• Online
www.town-eastonmd.com
Click on “Departments”
Click on “Police” (opens Police website)
Click “Submit a tip”
• Text
Text information to “CRIMES”
Start message with “EASTONPD

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am curious how they know specifically, that it was him.
How many cashiers, how many $$, how many transactions, and they narrow one trasaction and a few $20's out of the thousands they probably take in, down to one person?

Anonymous said...

Only takes 1 cashier to catch it.
Talked to a Treasury guy many moons ago and, back then, McDonald's cashiers were responsible for most of the calls - more than banks. He said they were so used to handling cash that they immediately noticed when a bill of any denomination didn't "feel" right.

Anonymous said...

Couldn't have happened to a better 'vendor'. I wish every hardship on them.

Anonymous said...

2:19-That happened to a friend of mine several months ago.His photo was shown on news sites & he was accused of credit card fraud.It turned out to be someone entirely different.

Anonymous said...

If he spent $300 and used $20 bills, the purchase would have been made with 15 really crisp, new bills. Not hard to remember what face went with that purchase, as the bills, in volume and character, are unusual. When the employee reviews the videos from the approximate time of purchase, it's easy to I.D. the person.