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NY Man Claims '$2,500 A Week For Life' Lottery Prize
A man has claimed a "$2,500 A Week For Life" New York Lottery prize.
Queens resident David Barranco, of Elmhurst, won the top prize in the scratch-off game and opted to receive his prize as 20 annual installments of $78,884 after required withholdings, New York Lottery reported on Thursday, March 17.
NY Lottery said Barranco will continue receiving the payments each year of his life thereafter, with a guaranteed minimum payout of $2,500,000.
“Just give it a chance,” Barranco told NY Lottery. “You can get lucky.”
The winning ticket was purchased at YJ Elmhurst Grocery, …
Duo Stole $1.2K In Merchandise From Palisades Mall Lord & Taylor, Police Say
Two men were nabbed with more than $1,000 in goods allegedly stolen from the Lord & Taylor at the Palisades Mall in West Nyack.
The men, both from Queens, were arrested after Clarkstown police responded to the mall for a report of shoplifting, said Clarkstown Police Det. Sgt. Peter Walker.
The suspects, Juan Hernandez, 30, of Elmhurst, and Jeffrey Giraldo, 32, of Jackson Heights, were reportedly observed by loss prevention employees taking merchandise valued at $1,213.70, Walker said. The merchandise consisted of clothing.
When patrol officers arrived at the store, both men were appre…
Man Nabbed For Prostitution, Drug Charges In Putnam
Putnam County Sheriff's deputies nabbed a man for prostitution and drug charges following a traffic stop where he had two young women in the car.
Leonardo Martinez, 42, of Elmhurst, was busted following a stop on Friday, Feb. 16, when members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on Bucks Hollow Road in the Mahopac area of the Town of Carmel.
During the stop, deputies determined that Martinez, who was accompanied by two females, 23 and 28, both of Queens, was operating the vehicle without a valid drivers license.
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