Thief Uses Kid, Counterfeit Bills to Steal iPad

A Milton woman who put her iPad up for sale on Craigslist tried her best to protect herself from potential problems, but she still lost her iPad to a thief and had nothing of value to show for it.

The woman first told a man interested in the iPad that she wouldn't talk with him until he called back from a number not blocked on caller ID. Next she set up a meeting in a public place, the Exxon station on Morris Road. But then things got a little strange. The man wouldn't come out of his car, asking her to come to the window. But she refused to come near his car. Rather than get out of the car, he sent a 9 or 10-year-old boy to check out the iPad. She showed the boy that it turned on and worked, and the boy returned to the car to get the $200 in cash to buy it.

As the car left the gas station, the woman realized the money didn't feel right, so she went inside and asked the clerk to look at the bills. He told her they were counterfeit, and the Milton police officers who answered her call reported they could immediately tell the bills were counterfeit.

More Than $20,000 in Jewelry, Personal Items Stolen in Milton

A Danesfield Drive woman reported to Milton police that someone stole more than $20,000 in jewelry and other items from her home.

The victim contacted police on April 30 and told the investigating officers that she kept her personal valuables in a kitchen drawer next to the stove. Missing were a ring, several sets of earrings, a video camera and five $10 Quik Trip cash cards, valued at $20,860.

She has a suspect in mind, and claims to have identified that woman in a security video at the Quik Trip at Keith Bridge Road and Freedom Parkway in Forsyth County. Police told her a subpoena would be needed to release the video.

Financial Fraud Suspect Might Clean Up

A Deer Trail woman reported her debit card was used at a vacuum cleaner store and a sewing supply store in North Carolina, but not by her.

The $270 in purchases were made on April 29, she told Milton police on May 1.

For questions about this blotter, email Bob Pepalis.