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Irregular News for 10.10.05
West Nyack, NY — Clarkstown police were astounded when they opened the trunk of a car last night and found dozens of what appeared to be half-completed money copies on hand, including $10's, $5's and $1 bills.
"I don't think I've ever seen counterfeit $1 bills," Clarkstown Police Sgt. Alan Armstrong said today.
Police were called to the Home Depot at the Palisades Center about 6:20 p.m. yesterday after a security guard alerted officers that someone had paid for a $7 six-pack of lightbulbs with a $100 bill that appeared to be phony, and they were leaving in a red Chevrolet.
Officers stopped the car in the parking lot and took the driver and a passenger into custody. The men were awaiting arraignment at 9:30 a.m. today because court was closed for the elections.
Armstrong said that when police opened the car's trunk, they found ink cartridges, razors, several apparently altered insurance cards for various vehicles, computer paper and printed sheets of half-completed bills. In all, police confiscated 42 apparently forged notes including 100s, 20s, 10s, 5s and 1s. Face value of the bills was more than $700.
Both men were charged with first-degree forgery of government issued money, first-degree possession of a forged instrument and possession of forgery devices, all felonies, and criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Officer found two straws that contained what appeared to be cocaine residue, Armstrong said.
Generally, forgers don't bother with small denominations of bills; they usually copy bills with a face value of $20 or higher. The penalty for passing a forged bill is the same, whether the face value is $1 or $1 million: up to 15 years in prison and $15,000 for first-degree forgery.
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West Nyack, NY — Clarkstown police were astounded when they opened the trunk of a car last night and found dozens of what appeared to be half-completed money copies on hand, including $10's, $5's and $1 bills.
"I don't think I've ever seen counterfeit $1 bills," Clarkstown Police Sgt. Alan Armstrong said today.
Police were called to the Home Depot at the Palisades Center about 6:20 p.m. yesterday after a security guard alerted officers that someone had paid for a $7 six-pack of lightbulbs with a $100 bill that appeared to be phony, and they were leaving in a red Chevrolet.
Officers stopped the car in the parking lot and took the driver and a passenger into custody. The men were awaiting arraignment at 9:30 a.m. today because court was closed for the elections.
Armstrong said that when police opened the car's trunk, they found ink cartridges, razors, several apparently altered insurance cards for various vehicles, computer paper and printed sheets of half-completed bills. In all, police confiscated 42 apparently forged notes including 100s, 20s, 10s, 5s and 1s. Face value of the bills was more than $700.
Both men were charged with first-degree forgery of government issued money, first-degree possession of a forged instrument and possession of forgery devices, all felonies, and criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Officer found two straws that contained what appeared to be cocaine residue, Armstrong said.
Generally, forgers don't bother with small denominations of bills; they usually copy bills with a face value of $20 or higher. The penalty for passing a forged bill is the same, whether the face value is $1 or $1 million: up to 15 years in prison and $15,000 for first-degree forgery.
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