Crime & Safety

Man Caught in Greenwich with Fake $100 Bills

The suspect is accused of using bogus $100 bills at three local businesses.

 

A man from the Bronx, NY was arrested Tuesday on forgery and larceny charges, accused of using what Greenwich Police say were fake $100 bills. He was caught with more bogus bills about 9 p.m. as he prepared to enter another business, a Greenwich Police spokesman said.

Lt. Kraig Gray said the suspect used the fake Benjamins at Whole Foods, A&P and Chicken Joe's West. Chicken Joe's refused to accept the bill, Gray said. "He was on his way into the (Putnam) Shell station when he was caught."

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Michael A. Perez, 21, of 2475 Hughes Ave., Bronx, NY, was charged with two counts of sixth-degree larceny, three counts of first-degree forgery and criminal attempt at first-degree forgery.

Gray said he would not comment on whether police are investigating if there is a connection between these incidents and one in mid-February where a man used a fake $100 bill to buy lunch and a pack of cigarettes at a Byram deli.

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Perez was unable to post $50,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear March 13 in state Superior Court in Stamford.


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