Counterfeit bills appear in Suffolk

SUFFOLK, Va. - In a less than two hour period, Suffolk police say someone used counterfeit money in three separate cases in the area.

On August 7, just after 7 p.m., the suspect used the funny money at the Pure Station on Holland Road.  At 9 p.m., the suspect gave a second victim a fake $50 bill and a short while later a neighborhood supermarket on Wellons Street reported the suspect tried to use a fake bill to buy something there.

At the end of July, Suffolk police at least five fake bills were used across the city.

Public Information Officer Debbie George says counterfeit money usually shows up in spurts. She says, typically, if one counterfeit bill shows up, others will follow.

Anyone with information should call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP (562-5887).