Counterfeit $100 bills have been passed recently at several LaPorte businesses, according to police. A clerk at the Family Dollar on east Lincolnway told officers a black woman presented a $100 bill for a small purchase of items between 8:30 and 9 p.m. last Thursday night. The next day the bank notified the business the bill was counterfeit.
Police also responded to Al’s Supermarket East on Thursday night. The store refused to take a $100 bill from a female customer because they could not authenticate it. The woman was reportedly seen getting into a black Pontiac Grand Am with tinted windows when she left the store.
On Friday, Aug. 7 a Fifth Third Bank representative told police they received four matching counterfeit $100 bills that were taken at both LaPorte Family Dollar stores, Advanced Auto Parts and the Dollar Tree.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the LaPorte Police Department at 219- 362-9446, or at www.lpcitypd.com. Tips can be submitted anonymously. Please be as specific as you can about the activity you are reporting.
