A rash of fake $20 bills is making the rounds in the Twin Ports.
"Right now we're on kind of a streak," said Capt. Charles LaGesse of the Superior Police Department.
As of Friday, there had been reports of counterfeit $20 bills and two arrests in Superior. Neither has yet made an initial court appearance. Separately, Culver's reported Thursday that a fake $20 was found in its till.
Monday, a Superior Police Department alert indicated that more counterfeit $20 bills had been found, with some discovered by financial institutions. The latest are serial numbers EB01399687G and K3710062A.
"The texture of these bills and all counterfeit bills -- the paper's wrong," LaGesse said. "These particular bills, they feel too slippery."
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That's because they're made with paper or stock that has more paper than cloth in it. The U.S. Department of Treasury uses cloth that is 25 percent linen and 75 percent cotton to print currency.
Anybody who receives money they believe is counterfeit should dial 911, LaGesse said, and give police a description of the suspect and his or her vehicle.
