Passing Counterfeit Money 2019

Public Safety

Police: One of Three Men Who Passed Six Phony $50 Bills in 2017 Now Arrested

By David Gurliacci | June 19, 2019

Back on Nov. 30, 2017, three men paid for drinks at the bar at Ten Twenty Post restaurant, using fake $50 bills, then used three more at Gofer Ice Cream shop in the same building, police said. Recently, one of them, previously identified by town police, was found in New York City and later extradited to Connecticut, police said. He was arrested on June 4. Darien police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court:

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Police: After Counterfeit $100 Bill Passed in Darien Store, Four Arrests

By David Gurliacci | March 4, 2019

Three counterfeit $100 bills were presented at stores in Darien Saturday night, and one was accepted — which later resulted in the arrests of three New York City residents and another from Newark, New Jersey, police said. Darien police made the arrests and confiscated $3,300 in phony money. They were helped by an off-duty Stamford police sergeant who saw the suspects get into a car,  and Fairfield police, who stopped the car in Westport after the vehicle’s description was broadcast. All four suspects are in their 20s. Police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court:

At 6:45 p.m., police were told that a person was trying to buy merchandise with counterfeit money at Pet Value, a store at the Goodwives Shopping Center, 25 Old Kings Hwy.