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Stolen lottery tickets lead to bathroom standoff
Texas Lottery: Stolen lottery tickets lead to bathroom standoff
A robbery involving Texas Lottery tickets led to a standoff in a public bathroom Tuesday morning in northwest Harris County near Houston. Sheriff's deputies said a group of armed gunmen stole lottery tickets from a convenience store early Tuesday. Several hours later, a man returned to the store and tried to cash one of those stolen tickets. Employees told deputies they called for help when the man went to the restroom. The man was still there when deputies arrived, and employees and customers were told to leave the store for their own safety. After shouting for the man to come out, authorities waited with weapons drawn for nearly 30 minutes before the man came out with his hands raised and was taken into custody. It's not known if the man now in custody was one of the suspects in the robbery of the lottery tickets, or if the man had washed his hands before exiting the bathroom.
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That's a great story Todd. I hope the robbery gets stopped this time.
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Stone Mountain, GA United States Member #3248 January 1, 2004 4847 Posts Offline |
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"It's not known if the man now in custody was one of the suspects in the robbery of the lottery tickets, or if the man had washed his hands before exiting the bathroom." 
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 16998 Posts Offline |
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"It's not known if the man now in custody was one of the suspects in the robbery of the lottery tickets, or if the man had washed his hands before exiting the bathroom."
I was wondering who would be the first to spot my little contribution to the article!
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Chicago region United States Member #522 July 27, 2002 3801 Posts Offline |
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I was wondering who would be the first to spot my little contribution to the article! I had to read that last sentence a couple times...you had us going there, Todd. 
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 16998 Posts Offline |
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Sorry, I couldn't resist! 
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Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1868 Posts Offline |
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The guy had to go to the bathroom and p*** away his future over some dam scratchers.
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Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1868 Posts Offline |
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That's a great story Todd. I hope the robbery gets stopped this time. 
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Nashville, Tn United States Member #39102 May 3, 2006 300 Posts Offline |
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LMAO!!!! thanks Todd I needed that laugh  waiting patiently for my jackpot
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Wandering Aimlessly United States Member #25708 November 5, 2005 4379 Posts Online |
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Todd, the way a lot of press releases are written these days, I wasn't really sure if that was your editing or in the original article.
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Wandering Aimlessly United States Member #25708 November 5, 2005 4379 Posts Online |
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The guy had to go to the bathroom and p*** away his future over some dam scratchers. Maybe he was in there playing poker and yelled "I gotta flush." (sorry...groan)
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