A woman is wanted by authorities after she allegedly used stole from a Hammond store and paid for items with counterfeit money in two separate trips to the business.
According to Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards, the latest incident happened on August 9 at the Dollar General on Wardline Road. The woman, seen on surveillance video wearing a tye-died shirt and mustard yellow leggings, filled a backpack with notebooks, pencils, and other school supplies. Edwards says the woman made several trips between her car and the store before making a single purchase.
Store employees told investigators that the same woman used three counterfeit hundred-dollar bills to buy a prepaid debit card several weeks prior.
If you know who the Tangipahoa tie-dye bandit is, call the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office at 985-902-2043 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-554-5245.
