Two counterfeit bills appear in one week

Published 10:58 am Monday, August 20, 2012

Austin police have received reports of two counterfeit bills in the past week.

According to the police reports, a McDonald’s employee found a counterfeit $20 bill at about 2 p.m. on Sunday, which must have been passed sometime between 10 p.m. and midnight on Saturday, employees say. McDonald’s employees are reviewing video surveillance.

A counterfeit $10 bill was passed at Hy-Vee sometime late last week, as well, according to the police report. That bill was discovered by a local bank.

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