Teens Charged with Counterfeit Cash at Pet Stores

0:00Police in Durham region have charged two teenagers from Ashawa with using counterfeit money at two rents, pet stores, and Ajax and Whitby back on January. 15. The 15-year-old and 16-year-old boys first bought a dog crate with fake bills at the store in Kingston Road. They then headed to the Totten Road East location, returned the crate for a real bill, and used more counterfeit cash to buy another item. Store staff grew suspicious that evening when the boys came back for a refund, when confronted the pair ran off without getting any money. The suspects surrendered earlier this month. Each now faces two counts of fraud under $5,000 and two counts of passing fake currency. Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, their names they protected as the case moves forward in youth court. That's the story for today. Toronto News Today, driven by AI.