The Grey County OPP has added Meaford to the lists of communities hit with some counterfeit American money.
Owen Sound police reported two instances in its jurisdiction this week of a woman using phony American $20 bills to buy merchandise. She was successful at one business, but not at another.
Wednesday afternoon, a female suspect entered two hardware stores in Meaford and used nearly $600 of the counterfeit cash to purchase two TVs and an impact drill.
The money was found to be counterfeit.
The suspect is described as white female, 20-25 years old, approximately 5’4” tall, medium build, dark hair pulled up into a pony tail, wearing a white t-shirt under a light weight grey coloured zip up jacket/hoodie and tight blue jeans.
The serial numbers on the counterfeit bills identified are: ML16141754D, ML16141507D, ML16141513D.
Anyone with information which may assist is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a Web Tip to www.crimestop-gb.org. You may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
