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FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio — Fairview Park police arrested a 66-year-old Cleveland man wanted on outstanding felony counterfeiting warrants, Cleveland 19 reported November 11.
Officers said the arrest took place November 6 at Savers on Center Ridge Road. During an inventory of the man’s belongings, police said they found eight sheets of paper bearing photocopied $20 and $50 bills.
The station reported that officers also found legitimate currency and that the man was being held at the Cuyahoga County Jail.
The report did not identify the man by name or establish a conviction. It also does not demonstrate that the photocopies were successfully passed at the store or elsewhere.
An arrest and police allegations are not proof of guilt. The man is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
