By Dee Longfellow
For The Elmhurst Independent
According to the Elmhurst Police Reports, on Nov. 7 there were numerous incidents reported in which a suspect had purchased or attempted to purchase items using a $100 bill that was later found to be counterfeit.
• A complainant told police at around 5:49 p.m. that two suspects described as black males purchased a box of Starbucks KCups worth $11.95. The suspects paid with a $100 bill, which was later found to be counterfeit. One of the suspects was described as being 5’7”, overweight and wearing a blue-hooded sweatshirt. The other suspect was described as being 6-0 with a thin build, wearing a hooded sweatshirt with a buzzed haircut.
• A complainant at a pet store in the 600 block of N. York told police at around 6:47 p.m. that a suspect entered the store and purchased a pet supply item worth $7.99 and paid with a counterfeit $100 bill. A short time later, a second suspect purchased $11.99 worth of pet supplies and paid with a counterfeit $50 bill. A third suspect then purchased $15.89 worth of pet supplies and paid with a counterfeit $100 bill. The first suspect was described as a black male, 5’9”, overweight, wearing a gray hoodie with short black hair. The second suspect was described as a black male, 5-6, with a thin build wearing a blue-hooded sweatshirt. The third suspect was described as a black male, 5’7”, around 270 pounds, wearing a navy-hooded sweatshirt and jeans.
• Two suspects described as black males wearing white tank tops and dark pants entered a pharmacy in the 100 block of N. Robert Palmer at around 7:14 p.m. multiple times and passed nine counterfeit $100 bills to obtain small goods and gift cards.
In the following incidents, employees took action and reported the suspected counterfeits to management and to police, which prompted the subjects in both instances to flee.
• The first incident of attempted theft by deception was reported at a restaurant in the 100 block of N. York, where a complainant told police that a suspect described as a black male, between 5’10” and 5’11”, weighing 200 pounds and wearing a black shirt, black pants or shorts, attempted to purchase a burrito and drink paying with a $100 bill. Employees suspected the bill to be counterfeit and the suspect departed without the $100 bill after he was advised police would be called.
• At a pharmacy in the 100 block of W. North Ave. at around 8:03 and 8:43 p.m., respectively, a complainant told police that a suspect described as a black male between 25 and 26 years old, around 6’0” wearing a black jacket and black pants attempted to purchase a Red Bull and a Snickers bar with a $100 bill. The bill was suspected to be counterfeit and not accepted. The suspect left the store with the $100 bill.
