Crime & Safety

Man Used Fake $20 Bills To Purchase Gift Cards At Gas Station

Have you seen this man? Police are looking for him.

COMMACK, NY - Police are seeking a man who used counterfeit currency at a store in Commack in January.

The man (pictured above) used fake $20 bills to purchase two $100 Visa gift cards from Speedway on 5087 E.
Jericho Turnpike, on January 31 at 11 p.m.

He then fled in a silver Nissan Maxima, possibly a 2007 or 2008 model.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

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