Police are warning the public that counterfeit money is being used in the Hudson Valley.

On Monday, counterfeit bills were passed at an undisclosed City of Kingston business, according to the Kingston Police Department.

“We are urging business owners and their employees to carefully examine money before taking it in exchange for goods or services,” the Kingston Police Department wrote on their Facebook page.

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