Warrenton Police Department 333 Carriage House Lane Warrenton, Virginia 20186

Office: (540) 347-1107 Fax: (540) 341-4190

TOWN OF WARRENTON

POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

CAN YOU IDENTIFY?

On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at approximately 1230 hours an unknown black male attempted to purchase a prepaid gift card with $500 in counterfeit $50 bills from Safeway located at 189 W. Lee Highway,

Warrenton, Virginia. When the cashier noticed that something was different about the bills the suspect said he changed his mind and wanted to pay with a bank card instead. When the cashier handed the bills back to the male, he left the store. The suspect was described as a thin black male wearing a camouflage ball cap, jeans, a black & gray jacket, and glasses. He was later seen inside the store with another black male, described as

wearing jeans and a dark gray long sleeve shirt, and the two walked out with several bottles of champagne in a shopping cart without paying for them.

Both males were in Chipotle located at 251 W. Lee Highway, Suite 243, Warrenton, Virginia, earlier that day

attempting to pass more counterfeit $50 bills. There is an investigation ongoing into all these crimes.

Similar attempts to pass counterfeit bills in the past have led to an arrest being made due to the vigilance and assistance of business owners. Please be vigilant and immediately call the police if you encounter anyone trying to pass currency that you believe to be counterfeit. If the suspect(s) leave prior to police arrival, pay

particular attention to the direction of travel and tags displayed on any vehicles they may enter, as well as any other individuals they may be with.

Anyone with any information about these crimes or the suspects should contact Detective B. Kie of the

Warrenton Police Department at 540-347-1107 ext. 232 or bkie@warrentonva.gov.