FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief, informed The Icon of persons passing counterfeit bills in Bluffton businesses.

• Over the weekend several counterfeit $50 bills were cashed in at businesses along State Route 103. The men using these counterfeit bills were making small purchases requiring large amounts of change.

• On Tuesday evening someone purchased a pet dog via Craig's List.The payment and exchange for the pet were conducted in a parking lot of a SR 103 business.

The change given in this transaction includes counterfeit $10 and $20 bills. Each bill had a crease in the same location. The person giving the counterfeit change was a white male, approximately 400 pounds.

Chief Skilliter says to call 911 if you are in a situation involving bills like this being exchanged with strangers. Try to obtain a license plate number and ID the vehicle involved.