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Rehoboth Beach Police reported three cases of counterfeit bills being passed over the weekend at two well-known businesses.
Police were called to boardwalk landmark Funland on two occasions, Friday, June 23rd at around 7:45 p.m. and on Sunday, June 25th at around 3:15 p.m., for a report that the business was in receipt of counterfeit $20 bills. The business discovered that they had been provided three counterfeit bills on one occasion and six on another.
On Sunday, June 25th at around 12:30 p.m., Rehoboth Beach Police were called to Kohr Bros. custard shop in the first block of Rehoboth Avenue for a report that the business was also in receipt of a counterfeit $20 bill. It is believed that the bill was given to the business for services rendered on Friday, June 23rd, between 11:00 a.m. and midnight.
All bills l had separate and distinct serial numbers but were missing two noticeable security features – the portrait watermark and the security thread. The security features are described in the accompanying illustration. Further information is available at https://www.uscurrency.gov.
