Taunton Man Arrested for Passing Counterfeit Money
George Georgakakais, 39, of 157 Crane Avenue in Taunton, was charged with possessing a counterfeit note, uttering a counterfeit note, receiving stolen property and possession of heroin and Suboxone.
The following information is from the Norwood Police Department: A Taunton man was arrested by patrolmen of the Norwood Police Department Monday after he tried to pass a counterfeit bill at the McDonald’s at Route One and Everett Street. At about 10:45 a.m., NPD dispatchers received a call from a McDonald’s employee who told them a man had just fled the restaurant after passing a phony $20 bill. Officer Dylan Haldiman headed for McDonald’s while Officer Christopher Flanagan set up along Route One to watch for the car. After only a few minutes, Officer Flanagan spotted the car southbound near Sumner Street and stopped it. Meanwhile, Officer Haldiman learned that an observant cashier spotted the phony bill and told the man who passed it that…
