PRESS RELEASE
CASE#: 21SJ003467
OFFICER: Corporal Steven Hartwell
CONTACT#: (802)748-2314
DATE/TIME: 09/26/2021 at 18:43 hours
LOCATION: St. Johnsbury
VIOLATION: Counterfeiting (2 Counts) and Retail theft
ACCUSED: Vincent E. Schwab
AGE: 38
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT.
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On 09/26/2021, St. Johnsbury Police responded to the Subway Restaurant located 18 Federal Street in St. Johnsbury for a report that someone had passed $70.00 is counterfeit currency. Upon arrival, employees advised that a male had come into the restaurant while they were busy and paid for two drinks with a $50.00 bill. They further advised that the male returned a short time later and told them they had given him a counterfeit $20.00 bill as change. Still busy the employee replaced the twenty with one from the drawer. They advised after the dinner rush was over they realized that the original $50.00 was also counterfeit. Police collected the bills as evidence, also collected at the time of the bills was an application for employment at the restaurant the suspect had dropped off at the time of the first purchase. On 09/30/2021, the passer of the phony money and applicant, Vincent Schwab was cited to appear in Caledonia Court to answer to charges of counterfeiting and retail theft as the original drink purchase was not paid for.
COURT ACTION: Yes
LODGED: No
COURT DATE: 12/06/2021 at 08:30 hours
COURT: CALEDONIA
MUG SHOT: No
BAIL:
LOCATION: St. Johnsbury
VIOLATION: Counterfeiting (2 Counts) and Retail theft
ACCUSED: Vincent E. Schwab
AGE: 38
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT.
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On 09/26/2021, St. Johnsbury Police responded to the Subway Restaurant located 18 Federal Street in St. Johnsbury for a report that someone had passed $70.00 is counterfeit currency. Upon arrival, employees advised that a male had come into the restaurant while they were busy and paid for two drinks with a $50.00 bill. They further advised that the male returned a short time later and told them they had given him a counterfeit $20.00 bill as change. Still busy the employee replaced the twenty with one from the drawer. They advised after the dinner rush was over they realized that the original $50.00 was also counterfeit. Police collected the bills as evidence, also collected at the time of the bills was an application for employment at the restaurant the suspect had dropped off at the time of the first purchase. On 09/30/2021, the passer of the phony money and applicant, Vincent Schwab was cited to appear in Caledonia Court to answer to charges of counterfeiting and retail theft as the original drink purchase was not paid for.
COURT ACTION: Yes
LODGED: No
COURT DATE: 12/06/2021 at 08:30 hours
COURT: CALEDONIA
MUG SHOT: No
BAIL:
