Teens Arrested for Using Fake Cash at Pet Stores

Two teenagers have been charged after they used counterfeit money to buy items at pet supply shops in Ajax and Whitby.

Police were called to Ren’s Pets in the Durham Centre plaza in Ajax on Jan. 15, where they found out that the two boys had purchased a dog crate with fake cash before heading to another Ren’s Pet on Taunton Road in Whitby.

In Whitby, the teens reportedly returned the crate for real money and then bought another item using more counterfeit bills. Later that night, they came back to the store trying to return the second item again but were stopped by staff and ran away.

This month, both suspects turned themselves into police.

Two boys from Oshawa – aged 16 and 15 – now face two counts of fraud under $5,000 and two counts of using counterfeit currency.

Both were released on an Undertaking.

If you have any information about this incident, please contact D/Cst. Kane of the Financial Crimes Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5371.

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