Occurred March 5, 2012 12:05pm   Forgery           5500 Saratoga Blvd. and 3900 South Padre Island Drive 1203050069 and 1203050127

A white female with tattoos passed counterfeit money at several area stores Monday afternoon. A clerk at a Stripes store called police when the woman attempted to use fake five dollar bills to pay for merchandise. The woman left the store as the clerk called police at about 12:05pm. The clerk recorded the license plate number of a gold 2001 Toyota Camry used by the woman who passed the fake money. The clerk told police no merchandise was taken and provided police with the fake money.

Police were then called to a Speedy Stop store in reference to more fake five dollar bills. A 30-year-old woman told police while she pumped gas in her car she was approached by a woman at the gas pump and requested to exchange a 20 dollar bill for four 5 dollar bills. The 30-year-old woman agreed to the exchange and then realized the four 5 dollar bills she was given were not real money. The woman told police she recorded the license plate of the gold 2001 Toyota Camry used by the woman that gave the fake 5 dollar bills.

The license plate number provided in both these events are identical and the suspect description is similar. The suspect is described as a white female with tattoos, brown hair, blue eyes, five feet tall, and weighs about 115 pounds. The license plate provided to police is CK9Y279.

Anyone with information about these crimes are encouraged to call crime stoppers at 888-TIPS, or log on to http://www.888TIPS.com.