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A 28-year-old Gowrie man will face court today after allegedly stealing from and tendering counterfeit currency at multiple City retail businesses this week.
About 9.20am on Monday (14 July 2025) the man entered a sunglass store where he allegedly stole a pair of Versace sunglasses, with staff allegedly observing the man to be in possession of a knife.
Police attended the store soon after the incident and later on Monday, viewed CCTV of the incident.
About 12.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, 15 July 2025) ACT Policing was contacted by security officers after the man was found to be attending retailers and allegedly paying for goods using counterfeit notes.
Soon after, he was observed entering a sports store where he allegedly stole multiple items of clothing.
Police attended and located the man allegedly trying to avoid apprehension by hiding down an alleyway.
Upon searching the man, police located a pair of Versace sunglasses, numerous counterfeit $100 notes and a duffel bag filled with multiple new clothing items.
The man - who was subject to bail conditions at the time of his arrest yesterday, will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, 16 July 2025) charged with three counts of theft, possess counterfeit money and breach of bail.