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Lottery Payday: Springfield Man Wins $25K A Year For Life Lottery Payday: Springfield Man Wins $25K A Year For Life
Lottery Payday: Springfield Man Wins $25K A Year For Life A Springfield man said he knew exactly how he plans to spend the money he won playing the Massachusetts State Lottery.  Michael Wesley won $25,000 a year for life in the multi-state Lucky for Life game on Friday, March 8. He claimed his prize on Monday.  Wesley chose to take the one-time payment of $390,000 rather than the annuity. When lottery officials asked him how he would spend that money he replied, "That's the easiest question:" his kids.  Wesley bought the ticket at Valero at 491 Allen St. in Springfield. The store will receive a $5,000 bonus.  Another $25…
3 Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors In Suffolk County 3 Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors In Suffolk County
3 Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors In Suffolk County Three store clerks were charged with selling alcohol to minors during a targeted compliance check on Long Island. The detail was conducted from around 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. : Friday, March 8 in parts of Suffolk County. In response to community complaints, Suffolk County PD Crime Section officers conducted the investigationcinto the sale of vape products and alcohol to minors in the First Precinct.  Ten businesses were checked for compliance, and violations were found at three of them. Police charged the following employees with unlawfully dealing …
Man Admits Robbing 2 Businesses, Pistol-Whipping Clerks In Wethersfield, New Britain: Feds Man Admits Robbing 2 Businesses, Pistol-Whipping Clerks In Wethersfield, New Britain: Feds
Man Admits Robbing 2 Businesses, Pistol-Whipping Clerks In Wethersfield, New Britain: Feds A man faces decades in prison after admitting to robbing two Connecticut businesses and pistol-whipping clerks at both, federal officials announced.  New Haven County resident Kenneth Strothers of Meriden, age 27, pleaded guilty on Monday, Feb. 26 to federal robbery charges, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Tuesday, Feb. 27.  According to federal officials, Strothers was the focus of an FBI investigation into several armed robberies that happened in Connecticut in early 2021. This investigation determined that Strothers had committed at least t…
Attendant Beaten, Gas Stations Robbed Minutes Apart In Bergen, Passaic Counties Attendant Beaten, Gas Stations Robbed Minutes Apart In Bergen, Passaic Counties
Attendant Beaten, Gas Stations Robbed Minutes Apart In Bergen, Passaic Counties A lone gunman committed back-to-back-to-back armed gas station robberies less than 10 miles apart in Bergen and Passaic counties Monday afternoon, authorities said. The attendant was pistol-whipped at a Valero on northbound Route 17 just before Route 46 in Hasbrouck Heights shortly before 3 p.m. Feb. 5, responders said. There was no immediate word on the extent of injuries to the attendant. Hasbrouck Heights police were directed to refer all questions to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, suggesting the likelihood that the same robber or robbers were involved in other area holdups. Le…
Husband Remembers Wife's Birthday, Picks Up $50K Maryland Lottery Prize Husband Remembers Wife's Birthday, Picks Up $50K Maryland Lottery Prize
Husband Remembers Wife's Birthday, Picks Up $50K Maryland Lottery Prize A Maryland husband won big when he chose the numbers in his wife’s birthday for a Pick 5 lottery ticket. The Prince George’s County couple won $50,000 when the husband stopped to grab a ticket at Valero on Old Alexandria Ferry Road in Clinton after an appointment on Wednesday, Oct. 25. “Before I left, my wife told me that she was going shopping and would pick up our tickets,” he told lottery officials. When he couldn’t reach his wife afterward, he stopped and purchased the tickets, just to be safe, using a number combination he wouldn’t dare forget. “It was her birthday that won for us,” …
Truck Thief Goes On Wild Joyride In Frederick County Before Being Busted, Sheriff Says Truck Thief Goes On Wild Joyride In Frederick County Before Being Busted, Sheriff Says
Truck Thief Goes On Wild Joyride In Frederick County Before Being Busted, Sheriff Says A woman who went on a joyride in a vehicle stolen from a Frederick County gas station didn’t get far and was quickly apprehended after causing mayhem on and off the road, officials said. Gabriella Christina Smoot, age 23, of Essex, is accused by Frederick County Sheriff’s investigators of stealing a GMC Sierra that was left unoccupied and running in the parking lot of the Valero gas station on South Seton Avenue in Emmitsburg. The call for the stolen pick-up truck was made at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, when the owner advised that he left the vehicle running while he went in…
One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four Bergen Towns One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four Bergen Towns
One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four Bergen Towns Authorities charged an Essex County man with robbing three gas stations and two convenience stores in Bergen County at gunpoint – four of them in one night. Thomas Johnson, 30, of East Orange brandished a handgun while holding up two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than half an hour late last month, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Johnson did it again three nights later, robbing a 7-Eleven in Elmwood Park of $650 as two employees locked themselves in the bathroom and called police, the prosecutor said. T…
UPDATE: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes UPDATE: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes
Update: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes UPDATE: Law enforcement agencies in two states were sharing information in the search for a masked gunman who robbed two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than a half hour. The spree ended with back-to-back holdups of two gas stations on northbound Route 17 in Mahwah barely a couple of minutes from the Rockland County border. The robber entered the Valero station near Route 202 at 11:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, Mahwah Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. He “brandished a handgun at the staff at the register and demanded mone…
Knife-Wielding Robber Sticks Up Lehigh Valley Gas Station: State Police Knife-Wielding Robber Sticks Up Lehigh Valley Gas Station: State Police
Knife-Wielding Robber Sticks Up Lehigh Valley Gas Station: State Police A masked robber wielded a knife to steal almost $4,000 from a Lehigh Valley gas station early Wednesday, and state police are trying to find him.  The suspect waltzed into the Valero at 6007 West Main Boulevard in East Allen Township just before 6 a.m. on Jan. 11, produced a knife, and demanded cash from the teller, troopers wrote in a release.  The cashier handed over a bag of about $3,800 in cash before the robber fled toward Grouse Road on foot, authorities added.  Investigators described the suspect as a white man with long, blond hair. During the robbery, he wore a blac…
Employees At 3 Suffolk County Businesses Sold E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors, Police Say Employees At 3 Suffolk County Businesses Sold E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors, Police Say
Employees At 3 Suffolk County Businesses Sold E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors, Police Say Three employees of separate Long Island businesses were charged after allegedly selling e-liquid nicotine to minors. The individuals were arrested at businesses in Bayport, Oakdale, and Medford between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Officers investigated the sale of e-liquid nicotine to minors at four businesses after receiving community complaints, according to police.  Police said the following individuals were arrested during the investigation and charged with unlawfully dealing with a child: Idalia Butt, age 53, of Deer Park, a…
7th Heaven: Lucky Naugatuck Woman Wins $177,777 In State Lottery 7th Heaven: Lucky Naugatuck Woman Wins $177,777 In State Lottery
7th Heaven: Lucky Naugatuck Woman Wins $177,777 In State Lottery Connecticut Lottery announced a series of new winners who claimed major prizes. New Haven County resident Monique Michaud, of Naugatuck, claimed a $177,777 "Electric 7s Second Edition" prize, CT Lottery announced on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The lottery said the winning ticket was purchased at Cross Point Convenience LLC, which is located at 800 New Haven Road in Naugatuck. CT Lottery also announced the following recent winners: Silverio Rodriguez, of Danbury, won a $51,000 prize from a "Fast Play - 50th Anniversary Gold" ticket purchased at Village Mini Market in Danbu…
Female Driver Reportedly Groped By Attendant At Route 17 Gas Station, Police Seek Other Victims Female Driver Reportedly Groped By Attendant At Route 17 Gas Station, Police Seek Other Victims
Female Driver Reportedly Groped By Attendant At Route 17 Gas Station, Police Seek Other Victims A driver told police that an attendant at a Route 17 service station groped her, said authorities who are trying to determine whether there are any other alleged victims. The 25-year-old motorist told police that she’d just paid for gas with a credit card at the Valero station just past the Extended Stay America Hotel on the northbound highway near the New York State border around 8 p.m. Sunday, Upper Saddle River Police Capt. Edward Kane said. Abdul Shaed, 47, of Paterson, then “reached into her vehicle and rubbed her inner thigh and groin areas after he returned her credit card,” the capt…
Police Clarify Incident At Route 46 Gas Station Police Clarify Incident At Route 46 Gas Station
Police Clarify Incident At Route 46 Gas Station UPDATE: Police said a man robbed another after both arrived at a Route 46 gas station together. Little Falls officers and detectives responded to the Valero station after the victim phoned in a reported robbery shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday, Detective Lt. Rober Prall said. They "determined that the incident occurred between two men who arrived together at the gas station to buy fuel," Prall said. A previous report said the gas station had been robbed when it hadn't, the lieutenant said. The actual incident, which he didn't describe in any detail, occurred in the parking lot, Prall said, …
Three Busted During Underage Alcohol Sting Op In Riverhead, Police Say Three Busted During Underage Alcohol Sting Op In Riverhead, Police Say
Three Busted During Underage Alcohol Sting Op In Riverhead, Police Say Three people have been charged with selling alcohol to minors during an investigation into stores on Long Island.  The sting effort, conducted by Riverhead Police and the Riverhead Community Awareness Program took place on Thursday, June 16, in an effort to reduce the sale of alcohol to underage children, the police department said.  Those arrested and charged with unlawfully dealing with a child included : Chaudhry Afzal, age 56, of Riverhead, an employee of Sunoco 4123 Middle Country Rd., Calverton Recep-Can Karakoc, age 24, of Riverhead, an employee of Mobil 415 E. Main …
Central Islip Woman Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize Central Islip Woman Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize
Central Islip Woman Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize A Long Island woman has won a $1 million lottery prize. Lynn Powell, of Central Islip, claimed a top prize from the New York Lottery’s Emerald 10’s scratch-off game, the lottery announced on Tuesday, June 7. NY Lottery said Powell received her prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $585,900 after required withholdings. The ticket was purchased at the Valero that is located at 404 Clinton St. in Hempstead, the lottery said.
Four Suffolk County Store Clerks Accused Of Selling E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors Four Suffolk County Store Clerks Accused Of Selling E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors
Four Suffolk County Store Clerks Accused Of Selling E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors Four Long Island store clerks have been accused of selling e-liquid nicotine to minors. In response to community complaints, Suffolk County Police Fifth Precinct Crime Section officers conducted an investigation Monday, June 6 between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. into the sale of e-liquid nicotine to minors during which numerous businesses were checked for compliance. Those charged with endangering the welfare of a child are: Kenny Rubio, age 26, of Brentwood, employed at Island Hookah, located at 291West Main St., Sayville. Silvia Landaverve, age 37, of Uniondale, employed at Pop Smoke S…
Clerks At Seven Shelton Businesses Busted Selling Tobacco, E-Cigs To Minors Clerks At Seven Shelton Businesses Busted Selling Tobacco, E-Cigs To Minors
Clerks At Seven Shelton Businesses Busted Selling Tobacco, E-Cigs To Minors Employees at seven businesses were busted selling tobacco and e-cigarettes to minors during a special sting operation, police in Fairfield County announced. In late April, in Shelton, law enforcement agencies conducted unannounced compliance inspections at 17 locations to see if clerks would sell to underage buyers. Of the 17 locations, seven were found to be non-compliant and offending clerks were ticketed and fined $300. These locations in Shelton were found to not be in compliance, according to the Shelton Police Department: Shelton Smoker on Howe Avenue; Howe Market & Deli …
These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday
These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday Ever wonder how cheap gas in New Jersey would be if it was self-serve? More than 70 New Jersey stations will be offering fuel at a discounted rate to show drivers just that on Friday, May 13. The initiative promoting self-serving fueling was launched by Fuel Your Way NJ, a coalition that advocates for self-serve gas stations that still offer full service. The coalition appropriately titled the day " Fuel Your Way NJ Self-Serve Day of Awareness." Self-service stations were proposed in a measure by lawmakers in March, however, it was halted by in the General Assembly by the Motoris…
Know Them? Police Search For Suspects In Robbery At Ellington Gas Station Know Them? Police Search For Suspects In Robbery At Ellington Gas Station
Know Them? Police Search For Suspects In Robbery At Ellington Gas Station Police are searching for three suspects in a gunpoint robbery at a Connecticut gas station. The robbery happened at a Valero gas station in Tolland County at about 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, according to Connecticut State Police. The gas station is located at 1 Main St. in Ellington, police said.  One suspect demanded an undisclosed amount of money at gunpoint from the clerk, and the three male suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction in a gray or silver four-door vehicle with black rims, authorities said. Police said the vehicle may have been an Infiniti. The suspect wh…
Overnight Tractor-Trailer Crash Ties Up Route 17 Overnight Tractor-Trailer Crash Ties Up Route 17
Overnight Tractor-Trailer Crash Ties Up Route 17 A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized following an overnight crash on Route 17, authorities said. Traffic was initially limited to one lane in each direction after the northbound rig hit the center median around 2 a.m. near the Valero gas station, leaving the tractor on one side of the divider and the trailer on the other. The driver, 47, was taken to The Valley Hospital with a back injury, Upper Saddle River Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. Ramsey Auto removed the rig and the scene was cleared in about an hour, the lieutenant said. Members of the New Jersey departments of environ…
Suspect Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Five Long Island Gas Stations Suspect Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Five Long Island Gas Stations
Suspect Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Five Long Island Gas Stations A suspect implicated in multiple armed robberies of Long Island gas stations is in police custody after being busted going to the well one too many times, investigators announced. Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, Suffolk County Police detectives arrested a man for committing an armed robbery at a North Amityville gas station, as well as four others in the past three weeks. Police said that Mark Brown, age 44, entered Conoco on Broadway in North Amityville on Thursday afternoon with a handgun and demanded cash from the clerk, who did not comply, prompting Brown to allegedly forc…
Man Accused Of Robbing Long Island Gas Station Man Accused Of Robbing Long Island Gas Station
Man Accused Of Robbing Long Island Gas Station A man was arrested and accused of robbing a Long Island gas station.  The Suffolk County Police Department reported that 56-year-old Mustafa Demirezen, of Lynbrook, was charged with first-degree robbery in the incident on Wednesday, Dec. 1. SCPD said Demirezen entered Valero, located at 10 Long Island Ave. in Wyandanch, at about 1 a.m. and ordered the clerk to give him cash. When the clerk refused, Demirezen went behind the counter, grabbed a knife and fought the clerk, police said. The clerk called 911, and Demirezen left without the cash, SCPD reported.  Police…
One Arrested In Connection With Long Island Shoot-Out With Police One Arrested In Connection With Long Island Shoot-Out With Police
One Arrested In Connection With Long Island Shoot-Out With Police A Long Island man has been arrested in connection with an incident in which police officers were shot at by a group of men. Christopher Anderson, 25, of Roosevelt, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 30, for the event which took place on Tuesday, Dec. 29, in Hempstead, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, Hempstead officers attempted to stop a vehicle at the Valero gas station located at Greenwich Street and Jerusalem Avenue.  The suspect vehicle fled the scene and stopped on East Pennywood Avenue near the intersection of Nassau Road in Roosevelt. The occupan…
Search On For Suspects Who Shot At Officers During Attempted Long Island Traffic Stop Search On For Suspects Who Shot At Officers During Attempted Long Island Traffic Stop
Search On For Suspects Who Shot At Officers During Attempted Long Island Traffic Stop Nassau County police are searching for several suspects who fired shots at officers during an attempted traffic stop. The incident, which began in Hempstead and ended with shots being fired in Roosevelt, took place around 8:14 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, Hempstead officers attempted to stop a vehicle at the Valero gas station located at Greenwich Street and Jerusalem Avenue.  The suspect vehicle fled the scene and stopped on East Pennywood Avenue near the intersection of Nassau Road in Roosevelt, police said. The occupants exited th…
Lottery Officials: We Were Wrong -- Winning $1K A Week Ticket Sold In Flemington, Not Clifton Lottery Officials: We Were Wrong -- Winning $1K A Week Ticket Sold In Flemington, Not Clifton
Lottery Officials: We Were Wrong -- Winning $1K A Week Ticket Sold In Flemington, Not Clifton A lottery ticket winning $1,000 a week for life was sold in Flemington, said lottery officials hours after announcing the ticket was sold in Clifton. The CASH4LIFE ticket from Monday's drawing was sold at Valero at 222 Route 202 in Flemington. The winning numbers were: 12, 16, 20, 34 and 40. The Cash Ball was: 01. Two New Jersey players win $2,500 for matching four white balls and the Cash Ball drawn. Moreover, 10,455 players won $54,983 in cash prizes ranging from $2 to $500 with 2,230 of those tickets doubling their prize with DOUBLER.  The DOUBLER add-on featur…
One Seriously Injured After Shooting At Area Gas Station One Seriously Injured After Shooting At Area Gas Station
One Seriously Injured After Shooting At Area Gas Station A person suffered serious injuries after being shot at an area gas station, police said. Officers in Orange County responded to the Valero gas station on Carpenter Avenue in Wallkill shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 1, where there were reports of a shooting. According to police, one victim was transported to Garnet Health Medical Center in serious conditions.  Investigators did not give a motive for the shooting and declined to provide the sex or other identifying information of the victim. The shooting was just outside Middletown, where a police officer and suspect exchanged…
Lottery Officials: We Were Wrong -- Winning $1K A Week Ticket Sold In Flemington, Not Clifton Lottery Officials: We Were Wrong -- Winning $1K A Week Ticket Sold In Flemington, Not Clifton
Lottery Officials: We Were Wrong -- Winning $1K A Week Ticket Sold In Flemington, Not Clifton A lottery ticket winning $1,000 a week for life was sold in Flemington, said lottery officials hours after announcing the ticket was sold in Clifton. The CASH4LIFE ticket from Monday's drawing was sold at Valero at 222 Route 202 in Flemington. The winning numbers were: 12, 16, 20, 34 and 40. The Cash Ball was: 01. Two New Jersey players win $2,500 for matching four white balls and the Cash Ball drawn. Moreover, 10,455 players won $54,983 in cash prizes ranging from $2 to $500 with 2,230 of those tickets doubling their prize with DOUBLER. The DOUBLER add-on feature doubles the $2,500 thir…
Two Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minor During Detail, State Police Say Two Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minor During Detail, State Police Say
Two Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minor During Detail, State Police Say Two store clerks were charged with selling alcohol to a minor during an underage enforcement operation conducted by state police in the area. The detail, held on Saturday, May 23 in Dutchess, utilized an underage volunteer to purchase alcohol under the observation of plainclothes investigators and supported by uniformed troopers. A total of 18 store clerks refused to complete the sale of alcohol to the volunteer.  The two clerks who were both charged with prohibited sale of alcohol to a minor, a Class A misdemeanor, are: Ryan Mayers, 29, of Wappingers Falls, an employee of Shell Ga…
$2M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Edison, $10,000 Winner Sold In Mahwah $2M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Edison, $10,000 Winner Sold In Mahwah
$2M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Edison, $10,000 Winner Sold In Mahwah A lottery ticket good for $2 million was sold in Middlesex County, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The ticket from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing was purchased from Route 1 ShopRite in Edison. A third-tier ticket winning $10,000 was also sold at the Valero gas station on Route 17 N. in Mahwah. That ticket matched four numbers and the Megaball. The winning numbers were 13, 15, 24, 67 and 70. The Mega Ball was 17 with a Megaplier of 2X. The New Jersey Lottery office in Lawrence remains closed until at least May 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Winners can still claim prizes…
High-Speed Stolen Car Chase From Paramus Ends In Crash, Arrests In Bloomfield High-Speed Stolen Car Chase From Paramus Ends In Crash, Arrests In Bloomfield
High-Speed Stolen Car Chase From Paramus Ends In Crash, Arrests In Bloomfield Paramus police seized two Newark men in Bloomfield following an overnight car chase and crash Tuesday that began after the owner of a BMW left it running at a Route 17 gas station in Upper Saddle River, authorities said. The driver went in to make a purchase at the Valero station on the highway's northbound side shortly after 2:30 a.m. when another car pulled in and two thieves in masks and hoods got out, they said. The transport vehicle -- a white Infiniti Q50 stolen out of East Rutherford -- and the BMW 8 Series both took off, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. A short time lat…
Lottery Ticket Good For $150K Sold In Monmouth County Lottery Ticket Good For $150K Sold In Monmouth County
Lottery Ticket Good For $150K Sold In Monmouth County A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold in Monmouth County. The ticket from Saturday's Powerball drawing was sold at Valero, 391 Route 9 South in Englishtown. The winning numbers were: 24, 44, 46, 50 and 51. The Red Power Ball number was 13. The Multiplier number was 03. The winner will take home $150,000 because the ticket was purchased with Powerplay, which tripled the $50,000 third-tier prize. In addition to the third-tier prize-winning ticket sold, there were 23,863 New Jersey players who took home an estimated $133,168 in prizes ranging from $4 to $300, Lottery officials s…