(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual has been charged following a counterfeit currency investigation in Simcoe.
On Monday, October 27, 2025, at approximately 3:59 p.m., the Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an incident involving counterfeit money at a business on Robinson Street in Simcoe.
The investigation determined that a person entered the establishment and attempted to exchange a counterfeit bill for cash. After a brief interaction with an employee, the suspect left the scene on foot.
Officers located the individual a short distance away, near the intersection of Stanley Street and Kent Street, and took them into custody without incident.
As a result, 29-year-old Joseph FISCHER of Norfolk County was charged with the following alleged offences:
- Uttering counterfeit money – utter,
- Use, deals, acts on forged document,
- Fail to comply with Probation Order.
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.