Bowling Green Police are investigating three incidents of counterfeit bills being used to purchase items in local stores over the weekend.
On Friday, around 6 p.m., police were called to Rock`em Sock`em Retro, at 127 S. Main St., after two men and one woman used three fake $20 bills to purchase games. The employee didn’t realize the bills were fake until borrowing a counterfeit pen.
Police also spoke with employees at a restaurant downtown where one of the men had tried to use a counterfeit bill, but was unsuccessful.
On Saturday, an employee of Wild Bill’sTobacco, 1060 N. Main St., called police about a person using a fake $20 bill to purchase cigarettes the day before.
Video from the store shows the man is the same person suspected in the other incident – wearing a faded blue Atlanta Braves hat, a blue surgical mask, a white long sleeve Tommy Hilfiger shirt, and yellow sweatpants.
And on Sunday, police were called to El Zarape, at 1616 E. Wooster St., after a fake $20 bill was found in the cash drawer. It was unknown when the bill was put in the cash register.
