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CT Lottery Player Hits Jackpot 5 Times in 1 Night, Wins $125K; $400K Ticket Sold In Guilford CT Lottery Player Hits Jackpot 5 Times in 1 Night, Wins $125K; $400K Ticket Sold In Guilford
CT Lottery Player Hits Jackpot 5 Times in 1 Night, Wins $125K; $400K Ticket Sold In Guilford A Connecticut lottery player struck gold five times during a Play4 night drawing earlier this week, winning $125,000 all with the exact same numbers. The Connecticut State Lottery announced that this historic feat marks the largest win ever recorded on the state’s new iLottery platform.  The winner, who purchased the tickets through iLottery, chose the combination 0-8-1-5 in the Play4 drawing. It was his wife’s birthday. Each ticket brought in $25,000, making his unique approach to the lottery a lucrative decision.  The winner was not named.   Play4’s odds var…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Know Them? Police Across CT Searching For Men Installing Card Skimmers Know Them? Police Across CT Searching For Men Installing Card Skimmers
Know Them? Police Across CT Searching For Men Installing Card Skimmers Police across Connecticut are searching for a group of men who are installing card skimmers on credit card machines. Several incidents have occurred in New Haven County in the past month. In Prospect, the owners of LaBonne's Markets said that at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, two men with accents wearing Hugo Boss apparel and hats bought a few items, paid cash, and while our cashier was making change, placed a credit card skimmer on register 3 at the market's Prospect store.  The skimmer was found around 1:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, the following day. The market contacted the Prospect …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Gift That Keeps Giving: Lucky For Life Lottery Ticket Worth $25K Sold At This CT Supermarket Gift That Keeps Giving: Lucky For Life Lottery Ticket Worth $25K Sold At This CT Supermarket
Gift That Keeps Giving: Lucky For Life Lottery Ticket Worth $25K Sold At This CT Supermarket A lucky shopper at a Connecticut supermarket walked away with much more than groceries, lottery officials announced.  A second-prize-winning Lucky for Life ticket was sold in Litchfield County for the drawing on Sunday, June 23 at the Big Y supermarket in New Milford at 1 Kent Rd., according to the Connecticut Lottery Corporation.  The winning numbers were 3-5-23-43-46.  The winner will now receive "For Life" prizes for the rest of their life, lottery officials said, adding that at a minimum, 20 years of payments are guaranteed but that payments could last much longer d…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Duo Steals From Big Y, Hits 3 Cars While Fleeing Scene: Police Fairfield County Duo Steals From Big Y, Hits 3 Cars While Fleeing Scene: Police
Fairfield County Duo Steals From Big Y, Hits 3 Cars While Fleeing Scene: Police Two alleged shoplifters from Fairfield County were nabbed after they allegedly crashed into three vehicles while fleeing from the cops. The New Haven County incident occurred on Wednesday, May 22 in the city of Milford. It was just after 6 p.m. when it was reported that two people — 26-year-old Edwin Gonzalez and 40-year-old Tashsa Johnson — were at the Big Y at 150 Boston Post Road shoplifting. When Milford Police arrived at the grocery store, they saw Gonzales get into a car and drive off. He continued to flee down Post Road, driving recklessly and eventually striking three other ca…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot
Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot A Connecticut man and a teen have been arrested for the alleged kidnapping, carjacking, and brutal beating of a woman from a supermarket parking lot last year. On Tuesday, March 1, state police arrested Kenneth Gordon, age 20, of Hartford, and a 16-year-old boy following a five-month investigation into the events which took place at the Big Y parking lot in Marlborough on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2021. At the time of the crime, police said the 64-year-old woman was getting into her car with groceries when she was approached by two masked men who demanded money.  When she resisted, the two, a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Release Info On Suspects In Woman's Abduction At CT Supermarket Parking Lot Police Release Info On Suspects In Woman's Abduction At CT Supermarket Parking Lot
Police Release Info On Suspects In Woman's Abduction At CT Supermarket Parking Lot Police have released new information and photos as the search continues for two suspects who abducted a woman from a Connecticut supermarket parking lot and robbed her.  A 64-year-old woman told police that at about 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, she was placing groceries into her vehicle in the Big Y parking lot in the Town of Marlborough when she was approached by two suspects demanding money, according to Connecticut State Police. Related - Police ID CT Supermarket Parking Lot Where Woman Was Abducted, Ask For Help In Investigation Police said the suspects were described as you…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Police ID CT Supermarket Parking Lot Where Woman Was Abducted, Ask For Help In Investigation Police ID CT Supermarket Parking Lot Where Woman Was Abducted, Ask For Help In Investigation
Police ID CT Supermarket Parking Lot Where Woman Was Abducted, Ask For Help In Investigation Police have identified the supermarket parking lot in Connecticut where a woman was abducted and robbed over the weekend as the investigation continues.  A 64-year-old woman was abducted from the Big Y parking lot in Hartford County in the Town of Marlborough at about 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, according to Connecticut State Police Related  - Woman Abducted From Hartford County Business Parking Lot Police said the woman was approached by two male suspects wearing face coverings who demanded money. The suspects assaulted and robbed the woman and drove her to the Town of B…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
CT Man Arrested For Stealing $2,800 From Two Stores, Police Say CT Man Arrested For Stealing $2,800 From Two Stores, Police Say
CT Man Arrested For Stealing $2,800 From Two Stores, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested for allegedly stealing some $2,800 in cash from two stores last year. James Hill, age 43, of West Haven, was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 30 by Milford Police on two active warrants which took place in January and February of 2020, Milford Police said. Hill is accused of stealing over $1,300 from the Big Y at 105 Boston Post Road, in January 2020 and $1,500 from ShopRite, in February 2020, police said. He was charged with two counts of larceny and was released on a promise to appear ticket. 

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by Kathy Reakes