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Two Men Admit Beating Up Sunoco Employee Over Fake $100 Bill

Two 19-year-olds were given two-year probation sentences, a $300 fine and 36 hours of community service after pleaded guilty to simple assault.

Last May it was reported that a group of men entered the Valley Sunoco and got into a physical altercation with an employee after the employee figured out the men were trying to pass off a $100 counterfeit bill. One of the men attempted to pay for $30 worth of gas, but once the employee told the man the bill was fake, a shoving match ensued with another employee of Sunoco and the employee was hit in the face. The argument started when the customer asked for his $100 bill back, according to the criminal complaint. According to a Phillyburbs.com story, two of the men, both 19, pleaded guilty to simple assault last Friday in Montgomery County Court. They were handed two-year probation sentences, a $300 fine and 36 hours of community service. …

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Another Case of Counterfeit Money in Lower Moreland

The following was reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.

An employee of Ferrari Sunoco, 2295 Huntingdon Pike, called LMPD to report that someone tried to pass him a counterfeit $100 bill. The actors left the scene by the time the police showed up, but the employee said they left in a light blue or silver sedan. A Hispanic male operated the sedan and a black male was in the passenger seat, both in their early 20’s. The Hispanic man came inside and asked for $10 worth of gas. The employee accepted the $100 bill and went in his office to get change. While in his office he noticed there wasn’t a security stripe on the bill. Report of attempted use of counterfeit bills at the Mens and Boys Store. He told the Hispanic male he could not accept the bill because he thought it was fake. This man accepted …

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Police Log: Counterfeit Money at Mens and Boys Store; Theft

The following was reported by the Lower Moreland Police Department.

Oct. 31 – Theft Lower Moreland Public Works contacted LMPD to report the theft of barricades that were placed around the township because of Hurricane Sandy. The barricades were plastic fold-open type with stop signs affixed to them. Each barricade costs approximately $100. They were placed at: - Huntingdon Pike and Moreland Road - County Line Road and Pine Road - County Line Road and Buck Road Nov. 1 – Fraud The owner of the Mens and Boys Store called LMPD after two subjects attempted to pay for merchandise with counterfeit money. The subjects handed the owner what she thought was 2 $100 bills and one $50 bill. The two men left the store in an older, beat-up, silver or gray Chrysler minivan. After the owner recognized that the money was …

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Assault at Valley Sunoco Over Counterfeit $100

An employee was hit in the face after it was discovered that a customer tried to pass off a fake $100.

An assult was reported shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Valley Sunoco in Huntingdon Valley after a customer struck an employee in the face. According to the employees, three white males walked in the gas station and attempted to pay for $30 worth of gas. One of the males presented a $100 bill to the cashier, who then discovered that the money was counterfeit. After the employee told the customer this news, a shoving match ensued with another employee of Sunoco where the employee was hit in the face. The argument started when the customer asked for his $100 bill back, but the employees refused to comply. Once the bill is in the gas station's possession, legally they cannot return it to the customer. Authorities have since picked up …

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