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Heard on: Sussex County Public Safety · 1/13/2026 04:39 PM
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Can you head over to the county seat (number withheld) Water Street? The caller there works there is reporting somebody was trying to pass off counterfeit money.
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Possible counterfeit money attempt near Water St

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As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a report from an employee at a business on Water Street in Newton about someone possibly trying to use counterfeit money. The situation involved a suspected attempt to pass fake currency, and officers were sent to the location for follow-up.

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Water St, Newton, NJ 07860
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