Rome police are investigating a report of counterfeit money paid to a taxi driver on Monday night.

According to Rome police reports, a white male and a white female were picked up by a taxi at Cave Spring Street and taken to several places ending at Olmstead Street.

The couple paid with a $100 bill. The taxi driver later called police after determining the bill was a phony.

An officer searched the area where the couple was taken. The taxi driver gave the officer an approximate address where he believed the couple went, but was unsuccessful in finding them.

The counterfeit money was taken by Rome police and placed into evidence.

 

 

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