By Jim Clark

Police officers were dispatched to the Star Market on McGrath Highway on reports of counterfeit $100 dollar bills being passed by a customer.

Upon arrival, the officers were directed to a woman walking across the parking lot and they drove over to question her.

The woman, identified as Angela Cooper-Sherrod, of Roxbury was asked if she knew the two $100 dollar bills she used in the store were counterfeit, and she reportedly said that the girl at the counter had told her so.

The officers asked Cooper-Sherrod if she knew where she got them, and she reportedly said she got them at another supermarket.

According to reports, Cooper-Sherrod said that she had too many twenties, so she went to the supermarket to change them into hundreds.

Cooper-Sherrod then reportedly took out a $20 bill from her pocketbook and said, “here you can have this too.” When asked why she would offer the money she reportedly replied, “because I don’t want it.”

The officers asked Cooper-Sherrod why she came to the Star Market in Somerville, and she reportedly said she came to buy meat. When asked if there were any supermarkets closer to her house, she reportedly said she thought so, but she didn’t like some of them. She also said that said this Star Market was open later, even though the Star Market located on Morrissey Blvd. in Dorchester is open until 12:00 a.m. as well.

When asked her where her car was, Cooper-Sherrod said her sister, later identified as Corinne Nurse-Sherrod, of Brookline had it. She added that her sister had been waiting for her in the car, but left while she was in the store.

During this questioning, the officers were informed by another officer who called and said that the serial numbers on the counterfeit bills matched those involved in similar incidents.

The reporting party told police that Cooper-Sherrod was accompanied in the store by another woman, who left earlier. Based on a description of the woman and her vehicle, police located and identified her as Corinne Nurse-Sherrod, Angela’s sister. She was subsequently questioned by police officers at that location in Cambridge.

Both Angela and Corinne were subsequently placed under arrest. Police conducted a search, during which time a third counterfeit $100 bill with the same serial number as the others was located in Angela’s wallet.

Corinne Nurse-Sherrod was charged with a count of conspiracy, and Angela Cooper-Sherrod was charged with possession of a counterfeit note, utter counterfeit note, and conspiracy.