Man tries to cash in on 1,300 stolen lottery tickets

Comment #14

luckyshoes — Tue, 27 May 2014 19:42:48 GMT

Hardly worth it.

Maybe he should try stealing one of those get out of jail free tickets.

Comment #13

RedStang — Mon, 26 May 2014 23:14:31 GMT

He better pray the Prison doesn't use liquid soap because it's harder to pick up.

Comment #12

Goteki54 — Mon, 26 May 2014 20:24:37 GMT

His luck ran out when he got caught, but he might get lucky again in prison. Though I believe it probably won't be the luck he wants.

Comment #11

Marilyn222 — Sat, 24 May 2014 16:22:51 GMT

Lol...the most stupid crook I've ever heard

Comment #10

sully16 — Sat, 24 May 2014 03:21:18 GMT

Yeah, I gave him a nickname.. Von Patel.

Comment #9

rdgrnr — Sat, 24 May 2014 03:08:47 GMT

He reminds me of the Redleg that was huntin' Josey Wales.

Lock 'em up.

Comment #8

lottoguysocal — Fri, 23 May 2014 19:56:21 GMT

less than 300 total dollars, goes to show that crime does not pay

Comment #7

rdgrnr — Fri, 23 May 2014 18:51:27 GMT

What a dope.

Give him 25 years and deport him back to Sweden when he gets out.

Comment #6

EdG1955 — Fri, 23 May 2014 18:42:22 GMT

Iowa man burns $150 in gasoline to collect $87 in winnings from stolen lottery tickets. Next time, he says, I'll stick to robbing vending machines. It's safer and pays more.

Comment #5

mypiemaster — Fri, 23 May 2014 18:13:55 GMT

This is the face of substance abuse. Kleptomania is in his blood. Iowa lottery is turning into the paragon of all lotteries. Kudos to them.

Comment #4

Drenick1 — Fri, 23 May 2014 17:21:12 GMT

Those scratch off tickets weren't really worth much at all. It seems that he was getting on average between $3-$7 per winning ticket. This guys doesn't appear to be too bright as the time spent driving around to cash those tickets could have been better utilized by actually doing his construction job.

Comment #3

RJOh — Fri, 23 May 2014 16:53:29 GMT

redeemed 35 of the tickets to net $87 in winnings.

Those tickets weren't worth buying let alone stealing, he was going to lose no matter which way he went.

Comment #2

mrcraft — Fri, 23 May 2014 16:48:23 GMT

What was he thinking? He was going to cash all those low value tickets, and think no one would be the wiser. He left breadcrumbs straight to his residence. Stupid.

Comment #1

noise-gate — Fri, 23 May 2014 16:32:49 GMT

looks dumb enough. Those video camera's are Everywhere dude. Next time- look up, maybe you did dummy

Man tries to cash in on 1,300 stolen lottery tickets

Lottery Post — Fri, 23 May 2014 16:20:31 GMT

A construction worker brought 1,300 stolen Iowa Lottery tickets into the Quad-Cities and cashed them at several stops in the area before Bettendorf police caught up with him, police say.

Joshua Andrew Jorgensen, 31, was arrested Thursday and faces five felony charges related to illegal use of the lottery tickets. An investigation by the Iowa Lottery Commission and the Bettendorf Police Department showed the following trail of events, according to an affidavit in the case.

Jorgensen came in... [ More ]