Crime & Safety

More Counterfeit Bills Used On Main Line

Another Main Line police department is reporting counterfeit money being passed at a local business.

MAIN LINE, PA — Another Main Line police department is reporting counterfeit money being used at a business.

Radnor Police said a fake $100 bill was used at a store, just a few days after Lower Merion and Plymouth township police reported counterfeit money being used at businesses.

Radnor Police said at about 2:40 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14, a counterfeit $100 bill was used at a business on the 800 block of East Lancaster Avenue.

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According to police the suspect for something costing less than $10 with a fake $100 bill, police said.

The man who used the money was described as a black man standing 5 feet 10 inches tall with a thin build and a beard, police said.

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Anyone with information on the counterfeit bills is asked to call 911.

Lower Merion Police said at about 3:07 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, two men came into the Ardmore Gap store and bought items using counterfeit $100 and $20 bills.

One of those men and another came back and tried to return the items but fled, police said.

Additionally, Police in Plymouth Township are also looking for a man suspected of using counterfeit money on Feb. 10 at 2:24 p.m. at Tony's Pizza.

After ordering food and paying with a fake $100 bill, he left the restaurant and did not return for his food.

For more information for how to spot counterfeit US currency, please see the Secret Service guide online here.

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