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HawaiÊ»i Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person whose image was captured on a surveillance camera in connection with a Forgery investigation. KaÊ»u Police are investigating a forgery case in which a Caucasian female entered a business in Naalehu Town, and used a counterfeit $50.00 bill to purchase items. The […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police report that the wanted person in connection with a counterfeit investigation in Pāhoa was located on, (November 15), at 1:15 p.m., in Keaʻau. The investigation is ongoing. Police ask anyone having information on the case to call officer Kimo Veincentof the Puna Police at (808) 965-2716, or the police non-emergency

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HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested a Hōnaunau man following several counterfeit money investigations. On October 10), Kona Patrol officers responded to a report of a counterfeit $100 bill that had been passed the previous day at a business establishment in Honalo. Officers also responded to reports of a counterfeit $100 bill that had been passed during […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are warning the public about an increase in counterfeit money in circulation. Kaʻū police officers have been responding to numerous calls about fake $100 bills. The phony money looks, feels, and appears to be real, with the exception of pink Chinese writing characters on the front and back. These are training bills […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are warning the public about an increase in counterfeit money in circulation. Kona police officers have been responding to numerous calls about fake $100 bills. The phony money looks, feels and appears to be real even after using the test pen, so police advise businesses and individuals to look for security features […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are asking the public for help in identifying the person whose image was captured on surveillance cameras in connection with passing counterfeit money at a Hilo store. On May 27, a man in his mid-40s purchased items from a Hilo Store using counterfeit money. The incident was captured on video surveillance cameras.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are warning the public about a spike in counterfeit cases in the Hilo and Puna districts. In May, police investigated 23 counterfeit cases in those districts compared with seven cases in April and two cases in January through March. Stores and restaurants have received counterfeit bills in $5, $10, $20, $50 and […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of using counterfeit money in Hilo on August 14. He is pictured in a surveillance image from a local gas station. Police ask anyone with information about this incident to call Officer Jacob Obermiller at 961-2213 or the police non-emergency number […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a rash of counterfeit $50 bills being distributed in the Hilo and Puna areas. A man reported Wednesday (January 14) that several vendors at farmers markets in Hilo and Puna had received the counterfeit bills. Police also received reports from other businesses in both districts.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating a forgery last month in Hilo. The man shown in this photograph is suspected of using counterfeit money at a fast-food restaurant in Downtown Hilo on the morning of August 18. Police ask anyone with any information about his identity to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or […]

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On November 19 at about 10:38 p.m., South Hilo patrol officers arrested 24-year-old Chase K. Tam of Hilo and 27-year-old Alexander M. Barnett of Keaʻau on multiple counts of forgery after they were identified as allegedly using counterfeit currency for payment at a Hilo gas station.

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