Local police are seeking a Staten Island, New York, man accused of passing counterfeit currency at businesses in the area.
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Officers with the Newtown Township Police Department responded late Tuesday afternoon, June 23, to the Newtown Shopping Center after receiving reports that a man was using fake $100 and $20 bills.
An investigation determined that several retail businesses had accepted the counterfeit money, police said.
Detectives identified the suspect as 29-year-old Shane Degoat, and an arrest warrant has been obtained for his custody.
Degoat is wanted on charges of forgery, theft by deception, and receiving stolen property.
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Police are asking any business or individual who suspects they may have received counterfeit money from Degoat to contact Detective Frank Goodwin at 267-756-8066 or FrankG@newtownpa.gov.