Colorado Springs police say a shoplifting case led them to a device that can produce bogus store receipts.
The investigation also found genuine receipts that detectives believe were collected from trash cans outside stores, prompting a warning to customers to wait until they get home before throwing them away.
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According to KOAA, the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Metro Retail Pawn and Metal unit was called to a store on Oct. 14 after an asset protection employee reported watching two suspected repeat shoplifters. Detectives said the pair later allegedly tried to leave with merchandise after going past all points of sale, about 30 minutes after police arrived.
Once the suspects left the store and abandoned a cart, detectives searched a vehicle in the parking lot. Police said they found suspected illegal drugs, numerous new boxed items believed to be stolen, counterfeit receipts, and a machine officers say was used to make fake receipts…