S.P. Police Arrest Man for Passing Counterfeit Money

As of Thursday, July 19, 2012

Christopher Ryan Connell

The Southern Pines have arrested Christopher Ryan Connell, 23, of Vass, and charged him in connection with an investigation into the passing of counterfeit money.

Connell is charged with three counts of obtaining property by false pretenses.

The arrest stems from an investigation into the passing of fake money at two Southern Pines businesses on April 19.

Connell appeared before a Moore County magistrate and was remanded to the Moore County jail under $10,000 secured bond pending a hearing on Aug. 1 in Moore County Court.

The investigation into additional cases where counterfeit currency has been passed is continuing and the United States Secret Service is assisting.

Anyone with information regarding this or any other crime is asked to contact the Southern Pines Police Department Investigation Division at (910) 693-1481 or the Crime Tip Line at (910) 693-4110.

The Southern Pines Police Department encourages businesses to closely examine paper currency of any denomination.

Counterfeit detection pens are available through office supply and other stores and can be an effective way to determine if a bill is counterfeit, police say.

If you suspect a bill is counterfeit, hold the bill and contact your local law enforcement agency. Be sure to get a description of the person who passed the bill as well as any vehicle in which the person may be operating or is a passenger.

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cooldaddy 10 months, 1 week ago

ok...buddy, there's a credit card thief in there with you. Ya'll get together and put all your expenses on one card and it should work out fine. No need for a job or responsibliity ir such nonesense. I hope you have to work it all off at minimum wage before you are off probation.

Bflat 10 months, 1 week ago

Make sure it's a "detection pen" being used and not a regular magic marker like one idiot clerk tried to use.

cantstandya 10 months, 1 week ago

Must have got this idea from our government,need more money just print some more.

cooldaddy 10 months, 1 week ago

Yes. It is the thing to do. A decent cartoonist could adorn the pilot with a picture of a one dollar bill showing Washington Naked in a game of strip poker. The value cannot increase by printing more. Now if you could make Gold, and had the only process to do so, and kept it to a limit...well there ya would have something. These idiots would make a mountain of it and drive the value to a few dollars.

FightFireWithFire 10 months, 1 week ago

Christopher R. Connell, felony possess with intent to sell or deliver schedule II controlled substances, six to eight months in prison, credit 12 days served, suspended, 36 months supervised probation and six months intensive, serve 30 days in jail through probation and remit jail fee, comply with treatment order and warrantless searches/tests, six months day reporting center, pay $15 restitution to county jail, attorney fees, $60 appointed counsel fee, $1,000 fine and court costs; misdemeanor possess drug paraphernalia, 45 days in prison to run at the expiration of previous sentence, suspended, 18 months supervised probation, comply with conditions in previous sentence and remit supervised fees; two counts felony trafficking in opium or heroin, misdemeanor maintain vehicle/dwelling/ place for controlled substances and misdemeanor possess marijuana, voluntary dismissal.

http://webapps.moorecountync.gov/dcn/inmateDetails.aspx?id=66522

He isn't one of the shining examples of Moore County youth, that's for sure....