Who's passing fake $100s around Aspen?
ASPEN, Colo. - Police in one of Colorado's most luxurious towns are trying to find out who's been passing off fake $100 bills, reports CBS Denver.
Police were notified late last week about a number of fake $100s found inside the Alpine Bank last Friday. Investigators aren't sure where they came from and are reportedly urging stores to use highlighter pens designed to detect counterfeit bills.
The station reports that at least seven bills made to look like $100 were discovered while money was being sorted at the bank.
"It's fairly difficult because it's aggregate money that came into the bank; we don't know exactly which stores they came from," said Blair Weyer with the Aspen Police Department.
And in the midst of one of the strongest ski seasons on record, exactly who has been handing out the money could be difficult to find.
"We do have a very transient population, especially with the ski season. Until we have more information leading us one way or another, it's hard to say," Weyer told CBS Denver.
According to the station this is not the first time authorities have found fake cash in the ritzy resort town. On Wednesday a Front Range man will be in court in Summit County for using fake money at the Outlets in Silverthorne. Law enforcement officials say the difference is that he was caught because the stores recognized the fraud immediately.