Layton, Logan police ask people to watch out for counterfeit bills
Dec 30, 2024, 9:00 PM | Updated: Dec 31, 2024, 6:34 am
SALT LAKE CITY — Police in two different cities in northern Utah are concerned about counterfeit bills. They said a number of counterfeit $20 bills could be in circulation. The fakes were reportedly used to buy items in the hundreds of dollars at various stores.
The first incident was reported in Logan on Dec. 17. That’s when police believe a man and woman seen in a Best Buy surveillance video made a purchase in the hundreds with several fake $20 bills. Then, police said the same couple did the same at the nearby Old Navy and Buckle stores. Finally, the couple bought something at an area McDonald’s.
Logan Police Capt. Shand Nazer said cashiers didn’t initially catch the fakes.
“But then as they went through the change from that day later or went to the bank, they noticed that some counterfeit bills had been passed,” Nazer said.
Nazer said a number of counterfeit $20 bills were later reported the next day at several other area businesses. Detectives believe those bills had been inadvertently passed on to customers in change. And they’re concerned more could still be out there.
“It’s definitely a concern,” Nazer said. “We obviously don’t want counterfeit money being passed around and being spread.”
On Christmas Eve in Layton, police believe the same man made two separate purchases in the hundreds of dollars inside the Walmart on Hillfield Rd.
Layton Police Lt. Travis Lyman said that again, cashiers didn’t catch the counterfeits until the end of the day, as money was being counted and deposited into the bank.
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