A mother alerted police February 16 saying her daughter, who had been selling Girl Scout cookies, was given a fake $20 bill to buy a $5 box of cookies, according to a police report.Tiffany Brown told CNN her 13-year-old daughter, Ava, knew the bill was fake but felt compelled to accept it anyway because she said the man had a large knife on his belt and she was afraid. "He pays my daughter and walks away pretty quickly and once he's gone, my daughter says, 'Mom, the money isn't real,'" Brown said. "She hands it to me and I look at it and sure enough, it's not real."Ava told Brown she knew the money was fake because she tried to fold the bill and it wouldn't bend, Brown said.The following Sunday, a security officer at the Walmart in Salem called police, saying he believed he had located the fraud suspect. The officer said he observed the man taking a jar of hazelnut spread without paying for it and was in the store's bathroom, and that the officer recognized the suspect from surveillance video of the February 16 cookie incident, according to the report.Camden Ducharme, 35, was arrested and charged with forgery and two counts of third-degree theft Sunday related to both incidents, police records show.
Ducharme could not be reached for comment and it was unclear Thursday whether he has an attorney.In a statement, the Girl Scouts of the USA said it was saddened to learn of the incident but proud of the girls for how theyRead More – Source
A mother alerted police February 16 saying her daughter, who had been selling Girl Scout cookies, was given a fake $20 bill to buy a $5 box of cookies, according to a police report.Tiffany Brown told CNN her 13-year-old daughter, Ava, knew the bill was fake but felt compelled to accept it anyway because she said the man had a large knife on his belt and she was afraid. "He pays my daughter and walks away pretty quickly and once he's gone, my daughter says, 'Mom, the money isn't real,'" Brown said. "She hands it to me and I look at it and sure enough, it's not real."Ava told Brown she knew the money was fake because she tried to fold the bill and it wouldn't bend, Brown said.The following Sunday, a security officer at the Walmart in Salem called police, saying he believed he had located the fraud suspect. The officer said he observed the man taking a jar of hazelnut spread without paying for it and was in the store's bathroom, and that the officer recognized the suspect from surveillance video of the February 16 cookie incident, according to the report.Camden Ducharme, 35, was arrested and charged with forgery and two counts of third-degree theft Sunday related to both incidents, police records show.Ducharme could not be reached for comment and it was unclear Thursday whether he has an attorney.In a statement, the Girl Scouts of the USA said it was saddened to learn of the incident but proud of the girls for how theyRead More – Source
