As put by Detective Senior Sergeant Ian Foster:
Police are urging members of the public and retailers to be cautious when accepting bank notes, with a number of counterfeit notes in circulation within Waikato and the surrounding regions.
Last night a man was arrested following a burglary on River Road, Claudelands, and Police found him to be in possession of a counterfeit bank note.
Police responded to a burglary in process at a River Road residential address around 8:15pm.
The man had left the address prior to Police arrival, however was quickly located with an allegedly stolen laptop bag in his possession around a block away from the address.
Upon a further search a counterfeit bank note was also located.
The 38-year-old man is due to appear in the Hamilton District Court today on a charge of burglary and one charge of possessing a forged bank note.
