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District Heights, MD

Check Your Tickets: Three $10K 'Mega Millions' Tickets Sold To Maryland Players Check Your Tickets: Three $10K 'Mega Millions' Tickets Sold To Maryland Players
Check Your Tickets: Three $10K 'Mega Millions' Tickets Sold To Maryland Players Three Marylanders woke up a little richer after the Tuesday night Mega Millions drawing, each claiming five-figure prizes. The Dec. 17 drawing was a fortuitous one for Maryland Lottery players, with three $10,000 wins reported, and with no one claiming the $$689 million, it now jumps to $825 million - with a $382.2 million cash option - for the Friday, Dec. 20 drawing. The winning tickets were sold at: Wawa at 4901 Boston St. in Baltimore City; Google Maps street view Silesia Convenience in the 10900 block of Livingston Road in Fort Washington; Google Maps street view Wawa…
'Flash Mob' Theft Ring Hits Maryland: Four Charged in $800K Crime Spree: AG 'Flash Mob' Theft Ring Hits Maryland: Four Charged in $800K Crime Spree: AG
'Flash Mob' Theft Ring Hits Maryland: Four Charged in $800K Crime Spree: AG Four men have been indicted in connection with an organized retail crime ring responsible for 37 thefts across six Maryland counties, causing approximately $800,000 in losses, authorities announced Monday. The suspects are accused of overwhelming stores with “flash mob” tactics, targeting high-end retail items, and reselling stolen goods.  Attorney General Anthony Brown revealed details about the operation, which spanned Howard, Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Queen Anne’s, and Prince George’s counties. Those charged include: Donte Bernard Shaw, 34, of Washington, DC; Taquan An…
Spin Cycle Savior: Maryland Man Snags $50K Powerball Win Just in Time Spin Cycle Savior: Maryland Man Snags $50K Powerball Win Just in Time
Spin Cycle Savior: Maryland Man Snags $50K Powerball Win Just in Time Talk about a close call!  A District Heights dad saved a $50,000 Powerball ticket from an untimely demise in the washing machine, proving that sometimes laundry day can really pay off. Eric Cotton, a father of two and truck driver, had just bought four quick-pick Powerball tickets from Kaywood Liquors in Mt. Rainier for the Nov. 6 drawing, but the tickets didn’t find a home on the fridge or a safe drawer—instead, they ended up in his pants pocket, dangerously close to disaster. “My girlfriend is notorious for not checking pockets before doing the laundry,” he explained. So when he saw…