TRAPPE BOROUGH CRIME

Counterfeit bill used in beauty school transaction, police say

The theft was reported last week by Pennsylvania State Police

Pennsylvania State Police. Photo by James Short.

The theft was reported last week by Pennsylvania State Police

  • Public Safety

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the use of a counterfeit $100 bill in a successful transaction of nourishing oil at a salon academy in Trappe Borough.

Police said last week that troopers were dispatched to The Salon Professional Academy at 130 W. Main St. on Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. for a counterfeit $100 bill being passed at the shop.

Police said the thief – of which no detail was provided – purchased a $25 bottle of Mizani 25 Miracle nourishing oil with the $100 and received $75 change.

The investigation is ongoing.


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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow. Email him at tony@accessgmt.com. Tony graduated from Kutztown University, with a degree in English/Professional Writing and Electronic Media. He went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Lansdale Patch/AOL and The Reporter in Lansdale. A fourth-generation Lansdalian, he attended North Penn High School, graduating in 1998. He's interviewed Jesse Spano, and the co-creator of The Joker, and is two degrees of separation from The King (of Rock).


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