CHP searching for woman accused of using counterfeit $100 bill at Cotati school fundraiser

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Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Woman accused of using counterfeit $100 bill at Cotati school fundraiser
CHP officials are searching for a woman accused of using a counterfeit $100 bill at a Cotati school fundraiser to pay for baked goods.

COTATI, Calif. (KGO) -- CHP officials are searching for a woman accused of using a counterfeit $100 bill at a Cotati school fundraiser to pay for baked goods.

Rancho Cotati High School students were selling baked goods to raise money for their music program Monday in front of Oliver's market.

Investigators said this woman bought several items and paid with a fake hundred.

She got $80 in change.

A student realized the bill was fake and tried to stop the woman, but she sped off in what appeared to be a dark, older Honda with custom rims.

The woman is described as a being 5' 6", 225 pounds with a tattoo on her left forearm.