{"id":16975,"date":"2020-09-23T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T18:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=16975"},"modified":"2020-09-23T15:03:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T18:03:01","slug":"police-issue-warning-over-counterfeit-money-in-lower-sackville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=16975","title":{"rendered":"Police issue warning over counterfeit money in Lower Sackville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;79&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOWER SACKVILLE: <\/strong>Halifax District RCMP would like to advise the public of two&nbsp;investigations&nbsp;where counterfeit currency was used in Lower Sackville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On September 22, a man entered two businesses on Sackville Dr. and made a purchase at each business using a 100 US dollar bills. The bills were later determined to be counterfeit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The currency is described as\u00a0a\u00a0100\u00a0US dollar bill with serial number LB45440078L. The paper texture is described as smooth and the colour to be blueish\/purple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Counterfeit-money-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16982\" width=\"445\" height=\"788\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Counterfeit-money.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16981\" width=\"418\" height=\"820\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Suspect-Counterfeit.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16983\" width=\"437\" height=\"830\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspect is described as white, in his 20s to 30s, approximately 5-foot-9. He was wearing a camouflaged coat, a white mask and dark pants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone in the area who handles currency in the course of their business or work is alerted to be on the lookout for suspicious currency and should they come into contact with it, report it to police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you unknowingly accept counterfeit currency as legal tender, you cannot be reimbursed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone with information on this incident, is asked to contact Halifax District RCMP at&nbsp;902-490-5020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll free at&nbsp;1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crimestoppers.ns.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.crimestoppers.ns.ca<\/a>, or use the P3&nbsp;Tips App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>File # 20-111698, 20-111961<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;81&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOWER SACKVILLE: Halifax District RCMP would like to advise the public of two&nbsp;investigations&nbsp;where counterfeit currency was used in Lower Sackville. On September 22, a man entered two businesses on Sackville Dr. and made a purchase at each business using a 100 US dollar bills. The bills were later determined to be counterfeit. 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