Crime & Safety
New Milford Teen Accused of Making $1K in Bogus Bills
Students caught using the counterfeit money around town and even in the high school cafeteria, police said.
A New Milford High School student made $1,000 worth of counterfeit money that was passed out to four classmates and circulated through local businesses and even the school cafeteria, police said.
Two of the students received juvenile complaints for uttering forged instrument, possession of forgery device and theft by deception, according to NJ.com.
The other three face theft by deception charges, the report said.
Police identified the juveniles, who were all wearing New Milford High School clothing, through security footage at a Dunkin' Donuts where the bogus bills surfaced on April 25 and May 8, NJ.com reported.
The counterfeit money was also passed at the New Milford 7-Eleven as well as businesses in Dumont and Paramus, the report said.
The scheme has shocked many in the quiet community.
“We’re an innocent town; like, nothing really happens here that often,” Alyssa Solonkovich told CBS New York. “So, like, that was really, like, surprising.”
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