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WINNERS: 3 Lucky Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Players Split $1.9M Jackpot WINNERS: 3 Lucky Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Players Split $1.9M Jackpot
Winners: 3 Lucky Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Players Split $1.9M Jackpot Three lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $1,907,805 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Friday, Feb. 25, drawing.  Each winning ticket is worth $635,935.  The winning numbers were: 04, 12, 25, 29, and 34 and the XTRA number was: 03.  The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold.  Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Ocean County: Wawa #8372, 1902 Route 88, Brick; Ocean County: ShopRite #604, 2 Route 37 W., Toms River; and, Union County: 7-Eleven #11436, 565 Morris Ave., Springfield. ALSO SEE: Winni…

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by Jon Craig
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Police: Mugger Bites Man Walking Dog In Englewood Police: Mugger Bites Man Walking Dog In Englewood
Police: Mugger Bites Man Walking Dog In Englewood An Englewood man walking his dog was bitten by a mugger who was later caught while the victim was reporting the incident, authorities said. The resident said the stranger approached and "engaged him in a conversation about his dog" on West Englewood Avenue and William Street shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, Lt. Fred Pulice said. When he turned to walk away, he said, the would-be robber "grabbed him from behind and began reaching into his pockets." The victim told police he fought him off but was bitten on the hand during the scuffle, Pulice said. By coincidence, the victim was at …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STRONG ARM ROBBERY: Route 17 Station Attendant Assaulted STRONG ARM ROBBERY: Route 17 Station Attendant Assaulted
Strong ARM Robbery: Route 17 Station Attendant Assaulted SEE ANYTHING? A Route 17 quick-stop attendant was making change when a robber clocked him and fled with hundreds of dollars in cash, authorities said. The robber pulled a dark-colored BMW into the Exxon station on the southbound highway in Hasbrouck Heights -- just south of Route 46 -- shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, Detective Bradley Dussault said. After requesting a fill-up, he briefly went into the station's 7-Eleven store, then grabbed two jugs of anti-freeze on the way back toward his car, Dussault said. The bandit got a price, then assaulted the attendant as soon as he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Central Jersey Man Who Stole Running Car On Long Island Had Crack Cocaine: Authorities Central Jersey Man Who Stole Running Car On Long Island Had Crack Cocaine: Authorities
Central Jersey Man Who Stole Running Car On Long Island Had Crack Cocaine: Authorities A 31-year-old New Jersey man was busted with crack cocaine on Long Island after stealing a car that was left unlocked and running outside an area restaurant, authorities announced. Mohamed Elgendy, of Piscataway, hopped behind the wheel of a 1999 Honda left running while unlocked on a stretch of  Jericho Turnpike in Garden City Park around 9 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, police said. During a canvas of the area, police said that officers found the stolen Honda outside in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on East Jericho Turnpike, leading to the arrest of Elgendy. Elgendy was taken into cu…

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SEE ANYTHING? Armed Bandits In Black Rob 7-Eleven Off Route 80 SEE ANYTHING? Armed Bandits In Black Rob 7-Eleven Off Route 80
SEE Anything? Armed Bandits In Black Rob 7-Eleven Off Route 80 Two masked men dressed all in black robbed a 7-Eleven in Rochelle Park at gunpoint, authorities said. No customers were in the store when the pair burst into the Essex Street convenience store minutes before midnight Sunday, Lt. James DePreta said. One "brandished a black handgun, while the second demanded cash from the registers," DePreta said. Both fled in a small, dark-colored SUV toward westbound Route 80, the lieutenant said. No injuries were reported and the amount taken was still being determined, he said.ANYONE who might have seen something or has information that could help id…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Lottery New Year's Raffle Ticket Worth $25K Sold At 7-Eleven NJ Lottery New Year's Raffle Ticket Worth $25K Sold At 7-Eleven
NJ Lottery New Year's Raffle Ticket Worth $25K Sold At 7-Eleven The fifth and final $25,000 New Year's Raffle ticket has been announced. The number of the winning ticket is #043343 and it was sold at 7-Eleven #22254, 300 Greentree Church Road, Evesham Township in Burlington County. That also happened to be the third consecutive winning raffle ticket worth $25,000 sold at a 7-Eleven store.  Tickets are still on sale for New Jersey Lottery’s New Year’s Raffle. Only 500,000 tickets total are available for sale, with a New Year’s Day Grand Prize Drawing for $2 million. There also will be 100 prizes worth $5,000 apiece drawn and 900 prizes worth $500 …

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by Jon Craig
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Winning Mega Millions Tickets Sold In Hunterdon, Passaic Counties Winning Mega Millions Tickets Sold In Hunterdon, Passaic Counties
Winning Mega Millions Tickets Sold In Hunterdon, Passaic Counties Two Mega Millions lottery tickets worth $30,000 and $10,000 were sold in Hunterdon and Passaic Counties. Tickets matching four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball for Tuesday’s drawing were sold at 7-Eleven on Route 202 in Flemington and Dave’s Variety on Clifton Avenue in Clifton, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 25, 31, 58, 64, and 67. The Gold Mega Ball was 24, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. The Clifton ticket holder is eligible for third-tier $10,000 prize, …

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Lottery 'New Year's Raffle' Player Wins $25K At 7-Eleven NJ Lottery 'New Year's Raffle' Player Wins $25K At 7-Eleven
NJ Lottery 'New Year's Raffle' Player Wins $25K At 7-Eleven The fourth $25,000 prize-winning ticket in the New Year’s Raffle has been announced by New Jersey Lottery officials. The winning ticket number is #034047 and was sold at 7-Eleven, 287 Bloomfield Ave. in Verona, Essex County. Tickets are still on sale for New Jersey Lottery’s New Year’s Raffle. Only 500,000 tickets total are available for sale, with a New Year’s Day Grand Prize Drawing for $2 million. In addition to the Grand Prize Drawing, one “early-bird” drawing still remains for a $25,000 prize.  Tickets are $20 each and they are eligible for the Grand Prize drawings. The next ear…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Lottery 'New Year's Raffle' Player Wins $25K At 7-Eleven NJ Lottery 'New Year's Raffle' Player Wins $25K At 7-Eleven
NJ Lottery 'New Year's Raffle' Player Wins $25K At 7-Eleven There's another $25,000 winner in the New Jersey Lottery's "New Year’s Raffle" game, state officials announced. Two $25,000 prizes remain before the Grand Prize drawing, they said. The latest winning ticket number is #062446 and was sold at the 7-Eleven at 2477 Woodbridge Ave., in Edison, Middlesex County. Tickets are still on sale for New Jersey Lottery’s New Year’s Raffle.  Only 500,000 tickets total are available for sale, with a New Year’s Day Grand Prize Drawing for $2 million.  Tickets are only $20 each and when purchased they become eligible for all future drawings. The …

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by Jon Craig
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Would-Be Robber With Toy Gun Nabbed After Clerk Yanks His Shirt Off Would-Be Robber With Toy Gun Nabbed After Clerk Yanks His Shirt Off
Would-Be Robber With Toy Gun Nabbed After Clerk Yanks His Shirt Off A would-be robber with a toy gun was arrested after a Pennsylvania 7-Eleven store clerk yanked his shirt off, authorities said. John E. Grubbs II, 44, of Philadelphia, was nabbed Wednesday after leaving his DNA-stained shirt at the Bensalem Township store, local police said. They did not specify the store's address.  Investigators say Grubbs entered the store on Tuesday, pointed the gun at the clerk, and demanded that he open the register. They got into a fight once the cashier realized Grubbs' weapon was a toy gun, police said. During the struggle, the employee yanked Grubb…

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Another Arrest Made In String Of Bergen County Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies Another Arrest Made In String Of Bergen County Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies
Another Arrest Made In String Of Bergen County Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies Bergen County detectives have nabbed another Bronx man who they said is responsible for a string of gas station and convenience store robberies -- thanks once again, in part, to social media. Genaro Collado, 19, is charged with robbing Exxon stations in Englewood and Ridgefield Park and 7-Elevens in Elmwood Park and Rochelle Park earlier this year. Collado was with co-defendant Daniel Perez, 20, when Perez put a gun to the head of a clerk at the Exxon gas station on eastbound Route 4 in Englewood and ordered him to open the cash register shortly after 3:30 a.m. Jan. 6, authorities said. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Prosecutor's Detectives Charge NYC Man, 20, With Three Bergen County Holdups GOTCHA! Prosecutor's Detectives Charge NYC Man, 20, With Three Bergen County Holdups
Gotcha! Prosecutor's Detectives Charge NYC Man, 20, With Three Bergen County Holdups Social media helped cinch charges against a Bronx man who authorities said robbed a Route 4 gas station attendant in Englewood and was among a gang of four that held up 7-Elevens in Elmwood Park and Rochelle Park earlier this year. Daniel Perez, 20, and another robber who put a gun to the head of a clerk at the Exxon station on eastbound Route 4 near the George Washington Bridge made off with $300 in cash shortly after 3:30 a.m. Jan. 6, Bergen County prosecutor's investigators said. Peres was seen in social media posts wearing the same jacket, boots and distinctive black-framed glasses as o…

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by Jerry DeMarco