Counterfeiting suspect sought by Suffolk police
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town Police have released surveillance images of a man they said is a suspect, accused of passing counterfeit currency at four different locations since Oct. 1, 2015. Credit: SCPD
He's been caught on surveillance video using counterfeit $100 bills at a gas station in Calverton and at restaurants in Riverhead and Wading River.
Now Suffolk County police are asking the public's help identifying and locating the man.
The suspect has passed the counterfeit currency four times at four different locations since Oct. 1, police said. Each time he purchased "low-dollar amount" items and received cash back, according to police.
Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential and callers are eligible to a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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