Update: The suspect in the Lowes counterfeiting incident, Thadeus Justin Smith, was booked earlier this week by the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office on other charges. Leland is charging him with felony charges of obtaining property by false pretenses and forgery. According to Lieutenant Jeremy Humphries, spokesman for the Leland PD, further chargers are anticipated.
LELAND — Authorities are searching for a man wanted for using counterfeit money.
On Thursday, July 13, an unidentified man used counterfeit money while shopping at the Lowes Food in Leland. The store, located at 1152 East Cutler Crossing, later identified the money as fake and traced it to a customer using closed-circuit television footage.
The man is pictured below:
The Leland Police are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Ed Hutt with the Leland Police department. Hutt can be reached at 910-332-5009 or by email at ehutt@townofleland.com.
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