"Local" Man Caught On Camera

 

Merritt RCMP Cst Tracy Dunsmore says video surveillance shows a male suspect exiting a pickup truck before using a fake $50 American bill at the Shell gas station on De Wolf Way Sunday evening.

 

She says the pick-up truck is believed to be the same associated with an identical scam in Princeton last week.

 

“He’s been in and around the area for more than a week now, so we believe that he is local.”

 

Dunsmore says the scam where counterfeit American bills are produced to receive Canadian change or are used to pay for big ticket items which are then exchanged for Canadian currency has been successful over 10 times in Merritt and Princeton this month.

Anyone who has additional information or can identify him are asked to contact Merritt RCMP or Crime Stoppers.