Man Pays with $100 Bill That Turns Out to Be Counterfeit: Police

FAIRFAX CITY, VA -- A man paid for items Monday night at Shopper's Food Warehouse with a $100 bill that turned out to be counterfeit, Fairfax City Police reported Tuesday.

The incident took place Monday night at about 6:42 p.m. at the Shopper's Food Warehouse at 9622 Main St., police said. The suspect was observed leaving the area in a vehicle.

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Read here about other incidents reported Tuesday by Fairfax City Police:

Incident / Case #
Larceny 16-07103: University Drive / Courthouse Drive – On April 30 at 1:45 PM a homeowners’ association officer reported that sometime after 12:00 Noon on April 29 unknown person(s) had stolen a sign owned by the association.

Attempted Fraud 16-07112: 9852 Main Street / Best Buy – On May 1 at 4:50 PM a manager reported that an unknown male subject had attempted to open a credit card account using false identification. After the attempt to open an account failed, the suspect left the store accompanied by another male and a female.

Vandalism 16-07272: 11151 Lee Highway / Havertys – On May 2 at 2:03 PM an employee reported that unknown person(s) had spray painted graffiti on two sides at the back of the building.

Credit Card Fraud 16-07280: 3900 Block of Railroad Avenue – On May 2 at 4:33 PM the resident reported that on March 16 unknown person(s) had used one of his credit cards to make an unauthorized purchase.