3 accused of selling fake Ohio amusement park tickets

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — Three people accused of making and selling fake tickets to Cedar Point amusement park have been arrested on theft and forgery charges.

Police in Middletown in southwest Ohio say two men and a woman were arrested Thursday. Police say they were making and selling fake tickets to the park in Sandusky in northwest Ohio to people who didn’t know they were counterfeit.

Authorities discovered the alleged scam after a man who police say paid $220 for the fake tickets in a store parking lot found out they were counterfeit after arriving at the park. Police say another person in Middletown paid $175 for fake tickets.

The equipment used to make the tickets was seized by police.

A message was left for Cedar Point.