Portage Police Arrest Man For Passing Counterfeit Bill
On January 2nd, 2020 at 3:30pm Portage Police responded to Portage House of Pancakes at 5900 US HWY 6 for a report of a man attempting to pass a counterfeit hundred dollar bill, a police records state. This was shortly after Portage Police responded to two separate locations in Portage for a male attempting to pass a counterfeit note but was turned down. The owner of the House of Pancakes went to a local coin shop to have a second opinion done on the bill that the restaurant accepted after he suspicions were raised. The coin shop confirmed the bill was indeed fake. The owner of the Pancake House had video footage of suspect who has now been identified as Lee Robinson, 46, of Chicago, by police. Police records show Robinson paid his bill of $21.36 using the counterfeit note and received $78.64 back in change before leaving the restaurant. Portage Police used the video to match Robinson to the other two businesses where he attempted to pass the note.
Robinson was taken into custody and charged with Forgery (Level 6 Felony) and charges are being forwarded on two separate other charges as well, records show. Robinson was transported to Porter County Jail.
