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Passing Fictitious $100 bills

February 19, 2008

TYPE OF INCIDENT: Passing fictitious $100 dollar bills


DATE AND TIME OCCURRED: 2-19-08 @ 12:55 pm


LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 475 N. Magnolia


BUSINESS NAME: Perry’s Café


SUSPECT: Eric Ahn Jr. 27 yrs , El Cajon resident



RESUME OF INCIDENT: The suspect entered Perry’s Café
restaurant to eat and attempted to pay for his meal with a
counterfeit $100 bill. The suspect was recognized by an
employee to have passed another bad bill recently at the
same restaurant. When confronted the suspect fled on foot
and was located by police nearby with additional fictitious
bills. A check of the suspect’s motel room revealed
computer equipment and other evidence linking him to the
crime. Secret Service Agents assisted in this
investigation. The suspect was booked into county jail for
Burglary and Forgery of US Currency.









PREPARED BY: Lt. Ron Smithson
DIVISION: Patrol Watch Commander
DATE AND TIME: 2-19-08 @ 6:00 pm
REVIEWED BY: Sgt. Zmijewski

Clifford Diamond, Chief Of Police