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ARE GETTING INTO THE FASHION
BUSINESS. THEY'RE
INVESTIGATING AFTER DOZENS OF
COUNTERFEIT DESIGNER BAGS WERE
SEIZED FROM A LOCAL SHOP.
NEW AT 5-30 MEGAN O'ROURKE MET
WITH OFFICERS AND IS LIVE TO
LOOT.
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INVESTIGATORS TELL ME IT
ALL STARTED WITH A CITIZEN
COMPLAINT. AND OVER THE
LAST FEW WEEKS THEY'VE BEEN
INVESTIGATING URBAN AVA'S
BOUTIQUE...WHERE THEY SAY
THESE COUNTERFEIT BAGS WERE
BEING SOLD. ON FRIDAY,
POLICE EXECUTED A SEARCH
WARRANT...WHERE THEY SEIZED
ALL 76 COUNTERFEIT "TORY
BURCH" BAGS YOU SEE HERE.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN
IDEA...THIS IS A SIDE BY SIDE
COMPARISON. THE REAL TORY
BURCH BAG IS ON THE LEFT AND
SELLS FOR 1-95. ON THE
RIGHT, IS A BAG THAT
INVESTIGATORS SAY WAS SELLING
FOR 2-25. AT THIS POINT, NO
ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED, AND
POLICE TELL ME THEY ARE JUST
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE
BAGS CAME FROM. THIS
AFTERNOON, I CONTACTED URBAN
AVA'S OWNER...SHE HAS NOT
RETURNED MY CALLS. BUT,
INVESTIGATORS SAY
COUNTERFEITING IS A SERIOUS
PROBLEM FOR THE COMMUNITY.
21:29:59 GRAHAM SOT"THEIR
INTEGRITY IS PUT AT RISK, AND
THE PERSON WHO GOES IN THEY'RE
BUYING A TRUE AND ACCURATE
PRODUCT AND DOESN'T GET IT, OF
COURSE THEY ARE OUT..." 13
NOW, I ASKED SGT. GRAHAM HOW
TO SPOT A FAKE. HE SAYS
THERE IS NO SIMPLE ANSWER.
BUT, SOME KEY THINGS TO LOOK
FOR ARE A DIFFERENCE IN PRICE.
KNOCK-OFF'S ARE TYPICALLY
LESS EXPENSIVE. FAKE BAGS
WILL SOMETIMES HAVE CHEAP
ZIPPERS AND ARE MISSING THE
DESIGNERS NAME OR LOGO ON THE
INTERIOR. ALSO, A LOT OF
EXPENSIVE HANDBAGS COME WITH
DUST CLOTHS AND CLEANERS..
IF THEY ARE MISSING, THAT MAY
BE A RED FLAG. REPORTING
LIVE, MEGAN O'ROURKE 2 NEWS.