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Friday August 9, 2019
Watch out for forged $50s By Bill McElhinney Police are warning people to watch out for forged $50 banknotes. Blenheim Community Constable, Russ Smith, says local Police have been dealing with fraudulent use of forged banknotes in the last few days. On Fr iday, t he Pol ice i n Kaikoura arrested an 18 year-old Kaikoura male after he allegedly made two separate visits to a store and on each occasion purchased goods using a forged $50 note. The man was to appear in court on Monday but failed to show up. A warrant has been issued The front of a $50 note, showing the for his arrest. On Monday this week, staff at security features to look for. a Marlborough service station realised they had been given if it is a $50 note.” And don’t try to pass a forged forged $50 notes in two separate note on! Knowingly using a fake transactions. Christchurch Police have been banknote is a crime. Forged notes can be identified dealing with reports of forged $50 banknotes for several months by using the following checks: CHECK OUT THE WINand there are reports of dozens of fake $50 notes in circulation in DOWS - Inside the large clear window is a hologram featuring Canterbury. A Reserve Bank spokesman a fern and a map of New Zealand. said last month that about 350 It also contains the same bird feacounterfeit notes, worth $20,000, tured on the left-hand side of the had been accepted by retailers note. There is also an embossed print denomination below the since late March. Marlborough Police are warn- hologram. ALL WASHED UP - Polymer A forged $50 ing the public that these fake notes appear to have made it to notes and their inks are water note. What is our province and anyone being resistant. There should not be any distinctive about offered a $50 note as payment blotches or running of the inks. it is the clear plastic FEEL FOR REAL - Polymer window is glued onto should check it carefully. “If you believe someone is try- notes have raised printing, which the note and has a 20 ing to pass you a counterfeit note, can be felt when you run your displayed in the clear area instead of 50. don’t accept it and call Police,” fingers over it. NO FUZZ - All images should Russ says. “If you take a banknote and appear sharp and well defined – across. LINE IT UP - When the note later find it is fake, unfortu- not fuzzy and washed out. CHECK FOR THE CHANGE is held up to the light irregular nately it’s no different from being scammed. There is no compensa- - The colour of the bird changes shapes on the front and the tion. The key is to have a good when the note is tilted, with a back of the note combine like look at the note first, particularly rolling bar going diagonally puzzle pieces to show the note’s
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Mayoral seat contested John Leggett is no longer the only mayoral candidate for the up and coming local government elections in October. Rick Ireland has put forward his nomination to contest the mayoral seat. Here is the updated list of completed lodgement of nominations. Blenheim Ward Andrews, Jenny Dawson, Brian Flight, Matt Peters, Mark Roodakker, Gerry Sowman, Thelma Marlborough Sounds Ward Oddie, David Taylor, Nadine Wairau-Awatere Ward Arbuckle, Sally Hope, Gerald Vink, Philip (Independent) NMDHB Forrest, Brigid Hope, Gerald Vallance, Stephen
House escapes serious damage A residential property escaped serious damage yesterday afternoon after emergency services managed to contain and put out a fire in Leitrim Street, Blenheim. The fire damaged a vehicle and house before fire appliances attended to put it out shortly after 2pm.
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denomination. RIP INTO IT - Polymer notes are tough, but most counterfeits are only paper. Moderate force should not start a tear in the note.
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The Beast of Blenheim, Stewart Wilson, will be moving back to Whanganui this month after being granted parole. He was jailed in 1996 for offending against more than 40 women and girls, then last year sentenced two more years for historic offences. Stewart will reside in a house located in the grounds of Whanganui Prison.
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