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PD: Man tried to buy frozen yogurt with fake $100

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Frozen yogurt is a treat at lot of people enjoy. But now Montgomery County Police are looking for a man who tried to get a snack for free.

Police say he tried to use a fake $100 bill to buy frozen yogurt at a Sweet Frog on Rockville Pike in Bethesda.

The clerk told the man the bill was a counterfeit after using a detector pen, and that he was calling the police. The man then showed the worker a badge, said he was a police officer, and that he would just take the bill back.

The employee hung onto the bill and the man ran out of the store. If you recognize the man you're asked to call Montgomery County Police at 240-773-6710.