Crime & Safety

Counterfeit Bills Spent at Whitman Store

Suffolk police say woman passed $500 in bad currency.

Suffolk County Police are seeking the public's help to identify and locate a woman who purchased clothing with counterfeit money in Huntington Station.

A woman, who was in the company of two men, went into the Banana Republic, at Walt Whitman Shops, and purchased more than $430 worth of clothing by paying with five counterfeit $100 bills on Jan. 17. The three left the store on foot on the Route 110 side of the mall.

The woman was described as light-skinned black and in her mid 20s. The males were described as black and in their mid 20s.

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Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-220-TIPS. 

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