Got the following alert from South Milwaukee Police Officer Mike Hill this morning.
The South Milwaukee Police Department recently took a report of a person attempting to pass a bleached out $5.00 bill turned into a $100.00 bill. The attempt was foiled when the business owner noticed the portrait on the bill did not match. The suspect left and took the bill with him. The suspect was a black male about 6′ tall, slender build, thirties, clean shaved, wearing a brown hat, tan sweater and white khakis or pants. The suspect got into a light colored vehicle, likely a newer Toyota Camry with out of state plates.
I encourage business owners to go over currency identification with their employees to help prevent becoming a victim. If someone attempts to pass a fake or counterfeit bill to you or your business contact the South Milwaukee Police Department as soon as possible. Get a detailed description of the suspect(s) and their vehicles, including a license plate. DO NOT take any enforcement action on your own.
A big thanks to Officer Hill and Alderman Jim Shelenske for starting this crime update email service recently. I’ll post some of these as I receive them.
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