Crime & Safety
Napa Police: More Funny Money at Pizza Shop
Arrest information from the City of Napa Police Department does not indicate a conviction.
Napa police have arrested a second man, 28-year-old Manuel Alfaro Vega, for to buy food at , according to a shift activity log released Monday by the :
On 7-30-2011 Vega went into Papa Joes Pizza and used a counterfeit one hundred dollar bill to purchase food items.
He left the business but the transaction was captured by surveillance video. A NPD Officer recognized Vega as the suspect.
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The Officer located Vega and interviewed him about the incident.
Vega was evasive but later admitted to being in the business and using a $100 bill to purchase items.
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Vega is on active parole.
Vega was booked at the Napa County Department of Corrections on a parole hold and for burglary and passing a counterfeit bill.
His arrest follows for passing fake money at Papa Joe's, according to police.
Funny money also turned up outside city limits over the weekend: The American Canyon Eagle reports that the Napa County Sheriff's Office arrested an 18-year-old man for trying to use a counterfeit $100 bill at the American Canyon flea market.
