4 $50 counterfeit bills pass through campus businesses

Four counterfeit $50 bills passed through the Indiana Memorial Union Starbucks and Burger King on Wednesday.\nThe IU Police Department is working with the Secret Service in Indianapolis to investigate the case, said IUPD Capt. Jerry Minger. \nThe bills were passed during times when both businesses were “experiencing a high volume of customers,” according to the police report.\nA Starbucks employee discovered the first two counterfeit bills between 7:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. The suspect was described as a white male between the ages of 18 and 24, about 5 feet 6 inches, with an unshaven appearance and wearing a gray hoodie, according to the police report.\nBefore this encounter, a suspect of a similar description attempted to pass $50 bills at the IMU Sugar and Spice coffee shop, but was not able to because of insufficient change available at the time, according to the police report.\nThe other two $50 were passed through the IMU Burger King at about 11:15 a.m. by both a male and a female. The employee remembers a large group of 20 to 30 young school children in line, with a male and a female cut into different parts of the line, and the female was seen handing the male a bill, according to the police report.\nThe female is described as white with blond shoulder length hair with a brown tint, 5’8”, slightly overweight, light colored eyes and big ears. The other male suspect is described as white with blonde “puffed out” curly hair, 5’10” and average weight, according to the police report. \nAll the four counterfeit bills had the same serial number – G07496486A. \nMinger said that the serial number has not turned up outside of the local area, so police are currently gathering as much information as they can. \nIUPD is asking anyone who may have seen the suspects or witnessed anything unusual in these areas to contact the investigation department at 855-4111.