Police Need Help Catching Man Who Stole Lottery Tickets

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CASH Only — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:37:21 GMT

NY has numerous annuity scratches, including FOUR versions of Lose for Life. _None_ of them have a cash option.

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BevsPicks — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 23:13:54 GMT

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Rip Snorter — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:47:26 GMT

Then the store surveillence videotape shows the suspect helping himself to an undetermined amount of cash in the register, and then grabbing rolls of lottery tickets, about 1,400 of them, worth nearly $3,000.

The word, 'worth' used in this context brings up some interesting questions.

Worth $2 each before scratching?

Worth that amount in prizes after scratching, on average?

Worth $3000 to the public defender who's assigned the guy after he's caught?

Value here seems a bit m... [ More ]

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Rick G — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 23:49:23 GMT

I think I can solve this caper but I have a question for the CSI team...did these tickets offer an annuity option or was it cash only

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bellyache — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 23:34:22 GMT

Why didn't the lottery officials cancel the tickets once they knew they were stolen. I thought they always did that.

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ochoop17 — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 22:01:53 GMT

In case you're wondering, the lottery tickets cashed in so far by the suspect have netted him only $60 in winnings

Just enough to by a couple of hamburgers and fries

Police Need Help Catching Man Who Stole Lottery Tickets

Lottery Post — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 20:57:01 GMT

Detectives in the town of Hamburg, New York, are looking for help solving a burglary.

A brazen bandit took off with a bundle of lottery tickets from a Hamburg convenience store. Surveillance video taken at the store may help identify the thief.

The target was a corner convenience store in the Town of Hamburg. It happened early Tuesday morning while the Big Tree Road store was closed.

Town of Hamburg Police Detective Scott Kashino said, He smashed the first pane of a two-pane glass win... [ More ]