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$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania
$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania A Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in Philadelphia on Monday, Sept. 23, the lottery commission announced on Wednesday, Sept. 25.  The winning ticket was sold at Sak Traders Inc. in the 3600 block of Richmond Street. The store will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning ticket matched all five of the white balls that were drawn, with the numbers: 15-21-25-37-45, but not the red Powerball 19. That means there is still a $112.2 million jackpot for the next drawing on Wednesday, September 25. Winners have one year from the drawing …

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by Merriell Moyer
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Feds: Philadelphia Pair Indicted For Attempting To Set Off Bombs In Wawa During BLM Protests Feds: Philadelphia Pair Indicted For Attempting To Set Off Bombs In Wawa During BLM Protests
Feds: Philadelphia Pair Indicted For Attempting To Set Off Bombs In Wawa During BLM Protests A Philadelphia pair is facing up to 90 years in prison for their alleged attempt to rob a Wawa with multiple explosive devices during last year's widespread Black Lives Matter protests, federal authorities announced. The indictment alleges that Michael Fields, 34, and Desiree Adorno, 65, conspired with other individuals to break into a Wawa store on Richmond Street in Philadelphia, in June 2020, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. In addition to stealing merchandise from the store, the indictment alleges that the pair had explosive devices …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Serial Philadelphia Bank Robber Gets 9 Years Behind Bars Serial Philadelphia Bank Robber Gets 9 Years Behind Bars
Serial Philadelphia Bank Robber Gets 9 Years Behind Bars A Philadelphia bank robber is facing nine years behind bars for a nearly six-month-long crime spree during which he robbed eight banks and businesses, authorities said. Gerald Griffith, also known as “Jerry Porecca,” 47, pleaded guilty in December 2019 to two counts of bank robbery, two counts of armed bank robbery, and four counts of Hobbs Act robbery, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. The charges arose from a drug-fueled crime spree between July and December 2018, during which Griffith robbed or attempted to rob four separate banks, as well as four …

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by Nicole Acosta