Man Calls Police After Money Refused

A Covington man found himself out $20 after trying to pay for his meal with a counterfeit bill.

The man tendered the fake currency at the Burger King on Dacula Road. An employee used a detection marker to test the bill and informed the victim the money was counterfeit.

The victim told police he most likely received the bill after making a gasoline purchase the previous day in Covington. According to the police report, the bill had none of the security features present on actual currency such as the watermark, security stripe or microprinting. In the report, the officer noted the ink on the bill was smeared from moisture.

The officer placed the counterfeit bill into evidence. The case is listed as active.

According to the United States Secret Service, authentic bills will have several identifiable security features. For more information, visit the Secret Service website.

Other recent Dacula area incidents investigated by the Gwinnett County Police Department include:

July 18

• Theft by taking in the 500 block of Heritage Woods Drive.
• Possession of more than one ounce of marijuana near the intersection of I-85 and Hamilton Mill Road.

July 19

• Entering auto in the 1200 block of Auburn Road.
• Entering auto in the 2400 block of Pucketts Mill Road.
• Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in the 2600 block of Grove Valley Lane.
• DUI arrest near the intersection of Hamilton Mill Road and I-85.

July 20

• Simple battery in the 2600 block of Masters Road.
• Entering auto in the 1000 block of Ivey Chase Place.
• Theft by taking in the 3200 block of Sardis Church Road.
• Simple battery in the 2700 block of Evergreen Eve Crossing.
• Simple battery in the 5000 block of Columbus Court.
• Motor vehicle theft in the 1800 block of Silver Oak Drive.
• Possession of less than one ounce of marijuana in the 2600 block of Hamilton Mill Road.

July 21

• Vandalism in the 1400 block of Highland Heights Trail.
• Minor in possession of alcohol near the intersection of Hamilton Mill Road and Braselton Highway.
• First degree forgery in the 700 block of Dacula Road.
• Public drunkenness in the 2400 block of Hamilton Mill Road.

July 22

• Theft by taking in the 800 block of Auburn Road.
• Theft by taking in the 2500 block of Harbins Spring Cove.
• Fraud near the intersection of Hamilton Mill Road and I-85.
• Minor in possession of alcohol near the intersection of Evergreen Eve Crossing and Old Fountain Road.

July 23

• Public intoxication near the intersection of Braselton Highway and Morgans Run Trail.
• Theft by taking in the 1300 block of Birdsong View.

July 24

• Theft or mislaid property in the 2100 block of Hamilton Creek Parkway.

July 26

• Pointing a pistol at another in the 2800 block of Sam Calvin Drive.
• Burglary in the 3300 block of Mill Grove Terrace.

July 27

• Entering auto in the 3600 block of Greenside Court.
• Entering auto in the 1100 block of Auburn Road.
• Theft by taking in the 1100 block of Auburn Road.

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