Trio busted in lottery ticket, cigarette theft ring

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noise-gate — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 02:39:02 GMT

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cottoneyedjoe — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 21:41:42 GMT

Police say the suspects took the stolen merchandise to McKinney's home, where Sims helped separate cigarettes and scratch lottery tickets.

Why didn't they bring two bags and put the tickets and cigs in separate bags so they wouldn't have to be separated later? This detail is really bothering me.

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Raven62 — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 13:21:47 GMT

Three people that made poor career choices.

Trio busted in lottery ticket, cigarette theft ring

Lottery Post — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:00:31 GMT

Includes video report

Three people are charged in an elaborate theft ring involving tens of thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets and cigarettes.

Police say the thieves broke into businesses across the city, smashing their way inside with sledgehammers.

For three weeks, investigators say Domenique Jones, 22, April McKinney, 35, and her daughter, Breana Sims, 20, targeted one business after another.

The burglary spree began in early September at a Valero gas station on Prescot... [ More ]