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Northeast Philly Lottery Player Takes Home $956K Prize Northeast Philly Lottery Player Takes Home $956K Prize
Northeast Philly Lottery Player Takes Home $956K Prize A pair of Pennsylvania Lottery players in greater Philadelphia will take home more than $1.2 million combined, according to state gaming officials.  In Northeast Philadelphia, a lucky player matched all five balls pulled in the Saturday, April 13 drawing for the Cash 5 with Quick Cash game to win $956,334, lotto reps said.  The vendor, Krewstown Beer & Beverage at 8900 Krewstown Road, will receive a $5,000 bonus check for selling the winning slip.  Also on Saturday, an online player in Montgomery County won $250,000 by matching five of the six balls pulled…

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by Mac Bullock
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WINNER: PA Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $200K WINNER: PA Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $200K
Winner: PA Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $200K One lucky Pennsylvania Lottery ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $200,000 Cash 5 with Quick Cash jackpot from the Saturday, Oct. 15 drawing. The winning numbers were: 12-19-40-42-43. The winning ticket was sold at the Wawa store on Krewstown Road in Philadelphia, officials said. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the lucky ticket. Anyone holding a jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket should contact the nearest Lottery office for further instructions or call 1-800-692-7481.

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by Nicole Acosta
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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