PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — Local police departments are asking for assistance in identifying a woman suspected of using counterfeit cash in separate incidents in Pittston Township and Wilkes-Barre Township.
According to Pittston Township Police, the woman used $550 in fake $50 bills to purchase items at an area business. In a similar case, Wilkes-Barre Township Police report that a woman matching the same description allegedly passed $500 in counterfeit $50 bills at the Walmart in the Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace.
Images of the woman have been released as investigators work to confirm whether the incidents are connected.
Anyone with information for Pittston Township Police is asked to call 570-655-6350 or email Officer Brandon Winn at Winn@pittstontownship.org.
Information related to the Wilkes-Barre Township case can be directed to 570-208-4635, extension 326, or sent via private message to the department’s official social media page.
Both departments continue to investigate the use of the counterfeit bills.