In-N-Out restaurants targeted by counterfeit $100 bills scam, 2 women arrested, Glendale police say
GLENDALE, Calif. (CNS) — Glendale police announced Friday that it arrested two women suspected of using counterfeit money at about a dozen In-N-Out locations in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Auriona Lewis, 24, and 26-year-old Tatiyanna Foster, both of Long Beach, were arrested following an investigation that included surveillance video from the restaurants, according to the Glendale Police Department.
Police said the pair targeted an In-N-Out location in Glendale on Oct. 25.
On Oct. 30, Glendale Police Financial Crime Detectives, assisted by K9 officers and a U.S. Marshals Task Force, located Lewis in Palmdale and took her into custody.
“Lewis was found to be in possession of counterfeit bills matching those used in the Glendale incident, along with numerous gift cards and transaction receipts believed to be connected to similar fraudulent activity,” police said in a statement.
Foster surrendered Dec. 15 at the Glendale Police Department.
Lewis was charged in November with felony counterfeiting and grand theft counts, to which she pleaded not guilty. She’s due back in court in Pasadena on Jan. 20, when a date will be set for a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence for her to stand trial. She is no longer in custody.
Charges have not yet been filed against Foster, who remains jailed without bail due to a possible violation of probation stemming from a prior burglary case, according to court and jail records.
Anyone with additional information regarding the Glendale or other businesses victimized was urged to contact the Glendale Police Department at 818-548-4840.
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