Police are requesting that business owners in Hagers-town carefully inspect all $100 bills.
Detectives George Brandt and Jason Ackerman are leading the investigation into recent reports of counterfeit money transactions, police said.
Any business owners who are suspicious that they have received a counterfeit bill may call investigators at 301-790-3700.
West Antietam Street closed near Prospect
West Antietam Street in Hagerstown will be closed to all traffic on either side of the bridge at South Prospect Street beginning Monday, the City Engineering Department said.
The street will be closed while the underside of the bridge, known as the "Dry Bridge," is cleaned and repainted. Only traffic that needs to get to businesses or alleys on West Antietam Street will be allowed into the work zone, the department said.
The department said one lane may be opened as early as Thursday, though the project is expected to last until Aug. 6.
Man charged with assault of officers
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A Martinsburg man was charged with three counts of assault on police, fire or emergency personnel Thursday after he allegedly kicked medics and a police officer who pulled him from his wrecked Jeep, according to court records.
Christopher John Berry, 20, of 245 Hensel Ave., also was charged with DUI, underage consumption of alcohol, possession of marijuana, refusal to be fingerprinted and obstructing police. All of the charges are misdemeanors.
Deputy W.D. Christian, with the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department, said Berry wrecked his Jeep at around midnight on Tuscarora Pike.
When Christian arrived, Berry was inside his Jeep, which was on its side. After Berry tried to hit medical personnel, he was handcuffed, records state.
Once he was removed from the Jeep, Berry kicked medics and kicked Christian in the face, records allege. A fellow officer used an electric Taser to subdue Berry, records state.
Berry, who refused medical treatment, kicked Christian's chest while officers were trying to put him in a police car, causing Deputy T.S. Shetley to again use the Taser, records state. Police found a jar of marijuana in Berry's pocket and a smoking device, records state.
While at the sheriff's department, Berry would not sign any paperwork or let officers fingerprint him. He also urinated on the floor of the processing room, police allege.
