(CBS DETROIT) – Four people have been arrested after they were caught with counterfeit $2,500 bills and weapons after attempting to use a counterfeit $100 bill at an Ulta Beauty store in the Detroit area, police said.
On July 30, Shelby Township officers responded to the Ulta Beauty location on Hall Road after the store manager reported a girl attempting to pay with a counterfeit $100 bill.
When the suspect was confronted with the money, she ran away and got into a vehicle.
Officers located the vehicle as it attempted to leave the parking lot and pulled it over. While speaking with the driver, they were told there was a gun in the vehicle. They later confirmed the gun was stolen out of North Carolina.
While searching the vehicle, they also found a loaded handgun, approximately $2,500 worth of counterfeit bills and fraudulently obtained property.
All four occupants of the vehicle were arrested and charged with the following:
- Khyre Block was indicted on charges of possession of counterfeit currency/money, R&C stolen weapon, issuing and publishing counterfeit bills, felon in possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition by a prohibited person. He was given a $500,000 bond.
- Keijoya Greenaway was indicted on charges of possession of counterfeit currency/money, R&C stolen weapon and uttering and publishing counterfeit bills. She was given a $100,000 bond.
- Anthony Williams was indicted on charges of possession of counterfeit coin/money and uttering and publishing counterfeit banknotes. He was given a $100,000 bond.
Police have not released specific details about the fourth person arrested because he is 17 years old.
“I am very proud of the Directed Patrol Unit. Shelby Township Police are committed to keeping the community safe through strategic and calculated patrols,” said Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Shelide. “This case is just one of many crimes that DPU has been able to investigate and interrupt in Shelby Township. Thank you to the Directed Patrol Unit for their diligence and tough stance on crime.”
