Somerset Collection Shops Hit With Counterfeit Cash

TROY, MI — Counterfeit cash was recently used at a pair of Somerset Collection shops to purchase nearly $800 in merchandise, according to Troy Police reports. A “customer” used four fake $100 bills to purchase $343.44 worth of items at the Anthropologie Store.

The J Crew store was also hit as a customer purchased $378.42 in merchandise. Clerks at both of the stores were not able to give police a description of the suspect(s), reports stated.

The counterfeit currency was turned over to the United States Secret Service for investigation. The fraudulent purchase were made on Sept. 8.

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Neighbor Trouble
Officers responded to the 200 block of Starr Drive on Sept. 13 on a report of trouble between neighbors. Problems arose when a portion of a man discovered a portion of his fence had been removed, according to police reports.

Officers spoke with an 84-year-old neighbor about the incident. Reports said she admitted cutting down a portion of the fence, but she believed it was on her property. The woman sited a 1959 survey to back her claim.

It’s not the first time officers were involved in the dispute. Police previously told the 84-year-woman to stay off of her neighbor’s property until a more recent land survey could be completed.

Officers issued her a Misdemeanor Citation for Malicious Destruction of Property and released her at the scene.

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