A day after police issued a warning over an individual allegedly spending counterfeit foreign currency at a number of Edmonton stores; investigators released a photo of an individual believed to have been involved.
Police released a still, taken from surveillance video, showing a male suspect – saying the individual was wanted in connection to incidents that have seen the fake U.S. bills used in Edmonton-area big box stores.
Seen this man? Contact EPS. Suspect is wanted in connection with passing Counterfeit US cash. pic.twitter.com/LL3CIRLQLO
— Edmonton Police (@edmontonpolice) November 26, 2014On Tuesday, EPS said reports of the fake money, usually fake $100 bills, started coming in this October.
The bills recovered to date include the following serial number sequences with three varying digits:
- IJ11401_ _ _ I
- KD74872_ _ _A
- HB66698_ _ _E
- HJ61755_ _ _A
The suspect is using the counterfeit bills to purchase electronics and gift cards.
Anyone with information that can help police in their investigation is asked to call the Edmonton Police Service non-emergency line at 780-423-4567 or #377 on a mobile phone.
Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
