Keeping an eye out for counterfeit money

Purveyors of passing counterfeit money tend to go where it is least likely to be discovered.

And when the Cheney Merchants' Association circulated an alert recently it was time to raise a big red flag to the community to be on the watch for bogus bills because those responsible preyed on the Associated Student Body funds of Betz Elementary School.

The CMA warning came from the Cheney Police Department who discovered that two counterfeit $10 bills were received at Betz through ASB sales. The bills were taken to the bank by school staff. The bank said the bills were created with a washing techni...