Sheriff's Office Releases Sketch of Suspect who used Counterfeit Bills to Buy Iphone; Tips Sought

(OREGON CITY, Ore. ) - The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office has released a sketch of a male suspected of purchasing iPhone 5 models using counterfeit $100 bills. Tips from the public are welcome.

On Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, the suspect responded to the victim's Craigslist ad about her iPhone 5 for sale. Suspect and victim met in a parking lot in Oregon City and exchanged the phone for $500. The suspect paid with five $100 bills. The bills were to be discovered to be counterfeit when the victim tried to deposit them at a bank.

The Sheriff's Office has learned of similar cases that may involve the same suspect.

The suspect is described as a white male, age 18-25 and standing approximately 6 feet tall, with light-brown hair and distinctive ear piercings. The suspect sketch is attached to this release.

TIPS SOUGHT

Please contact us if you recognize this suspect using the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Tip Line -- by phone at 503-723-4949 or by using the online e-mail form at www.clackamas.us/sheriff/forms/tip.html. Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case # 13-26125

The public can also submit crime-tip text messages to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office from a cell phone. All users have to do is send a text message to CRIMES (274637 on your phone keypad) -- with the keyword CCSO as the first word in the message body.

Source: Clackamas County Sheriff's Office