Crime & Safety
Woman Arrested for Passing fake $100 at Newport Dunkin'
Police said the North Carolina woman used a fake $100 bill to buy a $20 gift card.
Newport police on Monday arrested a 32-year-old North Carolina woman for passing a fake $100 bill at the Dunkin Donuts on Connell Highway earlier this month.
Police said Alaina Congliaro, 32, of 199 Bucks Corner Road, Swansboro, N.C., walked into the Dunkin’ Donuts in a black dress at around 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 14 and bought a $20 gift card with the fake $100 bill.
Store employees looked closely at the bill and noticed that the magnetic stripe embedded in the bill showed it was actually a $5 note.
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Police identified Congliaro as a suspect after an investigation and she was taken into custody on Tuesday after police were notified that she was in court in Providence.
She was due to be arraigned Tuesday.
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