LAKEPORT — The Lakeport Police Department (LPD) is alerting local businesses to be aware of counterfeit $100 bills that have been reported by two separate businesses on South Main Street within the past couple of days.
LPD also received information from a representative of Umpqua bank that the Lakeport and Kelseyville branches received four counterfeit $100 bills from different businesses in Kelseyville and Lakeport.
LPD encourages businesses to become familiar with identifying counterfeit bills. Visit the Secret Service website to learn about identifying the bills at www.secretservice.gov/money_detect.shtml
For further information contact LPD Sergeant Jason Ferguson at 263-5491.