Over the past few weeks, several businesses in Lamesa have reported receiving counterfeit cash – mostly $50 bills but also at least one $20. Lamesa Police Chief Dale Alwan said the number of counterfeit bills being reported is not alarming but part of what appears to be a normal cycle. “We’ll go for a while without any and then it will pick up again,” Alwan told the Press-Reporter. He also said the appearance of counterfeit cash is not unique to Lamesa. “It’s everywhere,” he said. “It’s just one of those deals where you want to be careful.” Although noting it ...