Dayton police are investigating a scam involving counterfeit money and a woman’s fake labor pains.
Around 3:30 p.m. Sept. 17, Dayton police were called for a counterfeit money scam in the drive-through at Wendy’s, 2944 Harshman Road.
The two suspects — a male driver in his mid-20s and a female passenger in her mid-20s — entered the drive-through in a black vehicle and ordered $4.07 worth of food.
The female “appeared to be pregnant,” the restaurant manager told police.
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“Employees said the female was screaming like she was in pain and said she was in labor and they were on their way to the hospital but her husband was hungry,” the police report reads.
The two suspects rushed the food workers, and the manager said their order was prepared ahead of all other customers because they believed the woman was in labor.
It was a 16-year-old employee that walked the food to the suspects and accepted a fake $100 bill before giving them their cash change.
The fake bill was wrinkled and worn but had the words “For Motion Picture Use Only” on the top of the bill.
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The manager on Harshman Road called a Wendy’s store on Needmore Road to alert them of the scam and suspect vehicle. The suspects were in fact already in the drive-through line at that Wendy’s location.
The manager at the Needmore Wendy’s refused to accept the fake money and the suspects drove away.
No arrests have been made.