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TOWN of NEW HARTFORD ONEIDA COUNTY
NEW HARTFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT 32 KELLOGG ROAD, NEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK 13413-2850 Telephone: 1-315-733-6666 Fax: 1-315-724-8618
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JULY 19, 2007
UTICA MAN ARRESTED WITH COUNTERFEIT MONEY 18 Counterfeit Bills Recovered
A 36-year old Utica man has been sent to Oneida County Jail without bail after New Hartford Police charged him with possessing and passing counterfeit money. On July 15th, New Hartford Police were called to Piggy Pat’s Bar-B-Que in Washington Mills after a restaurant employee received a suspicious $50 bill. Police confirmed that the $50 bill was counterfeit. Police were able to locate the man who passed the bill still at the restaurant. Police took Jeremiah T. Hurd into custody and found a second counterfeit bill in his possession, the second one being a $20 bill. Hurd was arrested charged with two felony counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the First degree. He was arraigned in New Hartford Court before Town Justice James VanSlyke who committed Hurd to jail. The continuing police investigation resulted in a search warrant being issued for Hurd’s car. Located in his car was as additional 16 pieces of counterfeit money. It is not known how long the counterfeit money has been passed in this area. New Hartford Police are seeking the assistance of area merchants and banks to locate additional pieces of counterfeit money. So far, the serial numbers of the counterfeit money linked to Hurd are as follows:
$20 bills
$50 bills
Anyone receiving counterfeit money with the serial numbers listed are asked to call Officer Michael Kowalski at (315) 724-7111. New Hartford Police are continuing their investigation into this matter. Assisting New Hartford Police are Utica Police, Kirkland Police, Vernon Police, the Syracuse office of the United States Secret Service and the Oneida County District attorney’s Office. Additional charges may be filed and additional court action into this matter will be conducted in the near future.
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