$17,000 in counterfeit cash captured by Boulder police
What started as a stop for an invalid temporary tag on a car ended with Boulder Police seizing $17,000 in fake cash and the arrests of two suspects
Police seized $17,000 in counterfeit $100 bills after they stopped a driver who was driving through Boulder with invalid temporary tags on their car.
An officer first spotted the Nissan when he checked the car’s temporary tags and found no vehicle information associated with the tag.
The Boulder police officer tried to pull the driver over, but they took off. Police used a tracking system to find the car again, and the driver managed to flee, again.
That’s when the officer, who is also a member of the department’s drone team, coordinated surveillance on the car. Police watched as one of the suspects in the car got into an Audi and drove away as the other person in the Nissan drove away. According to a tweet by Boulder police, that’s when “multiple officers moved in and coordinated to take everyone safely into custody.”
The driver of the Nissan was charged with eluding police and obstruction of a peace officer. Police said the passenger in the Nissan was also found with methamphetamine and was issued a juvenile referral for unlawful possession of narcotics.
Police said the Audi driver, who was originally the passenger in the Nissan, gave officers a fake name, but officers found that he had a felony warrant to appear in court for a car theft. After searching the Audi, police found brass knuckles, a realistic BB gun and $17,000 in counterfeit $100 bills. He was charged with criminal impersonation and possession of an illegal weapon before being taken into custody and to jail.
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