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Lifestyle
Delco Corner Store Sells $1 Million Scratch-Off Ticket
A Delaware County shopper stopped by a corner store this week and left a millionaire, according to Pennsylvania Lottery officials. The lucky winner earned the jackpot prize from a Big Money Millionaire scratcher, a $20 game, Lottery representatives said. Highland Beverage at 7718 West Chester Pike in Upper Darby will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the lucky ticket. It's the second time in the last week that a Pennsylvania Lottery player in Delco won big. Last Monday, Oct. 9, a shopper at an ACME in Bryn Mawr earned $650,000 from a Match 6 Lotto game, Da…
Lifestyle
$375K+ Won On 'Strike It Rich' Lottery Ticket Sold In Philadelphia
A Philadelphia area resident stopped by a grocery store this week and left six figures richer, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. State gaming officials say the lucky winner earned $375,710 playing the $20 scratch off game "Strike It Rich!" last Friday, Oct. 6. The ACME store at 7010 Germantown Avenue will now receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Players can check their ticket, scan it at a Lottery retailer, or use the Pennsylvania Lottery mobile app to check if they have won. Winning tickets should be immediately signed on the back and …
Police & Fire
Bensalem Education Association Treasurer Spent Embezzled $28K On Wawa, Door Dash: Police
The treasurer of a Bucks County educational association is accused of embezzling nearly $30,000 in organizational funds and using the money on Door Dash deliveries and Wawa runs, authorities say. Melissa Ann Montney, the 49-year-old former treasurer of the Bensalem Education Support Professional Association (BESPA), is charged with theft, receiving stolen property, and access device fraud — all felonies — said Bensalem police in a release on Monday, May 1. Investigators were first contacted by BESPA officials on March 25, when the Association president found that a BES…
News
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Gets 11 Mandatory Years
UPDATE: A previously-convicted child porn collector from Atlantic City was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in federal prison -- without parole -- for doing it again, authorities said. Cory Newman, a 46-year-old former U.S. Navy petty officer, must serve out just about all of the sentence handed down on Jan. 5 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Newman had previously spent more than four years behind bars following a 2007 conviction on similar charges when he showed up on law enforcement radar once again, authorities said. Agents of Homeland Security Invest…
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Repeat Child Porn Collector From Atlantic City Faces 10-Year Minimum In Federal Prison
A convicted child porn collector from Atlantic City is headed back to federal prison for at least 10 years for doing it again, authorities said. Cory Newman, 46, previously served most of a 51-month sentence following a 2007 conviction on similar charges, records show. Homeland Security Investigations agents "discovered electronic devices containing numerous videos and images of children being sexually abused" during a raid of Newman's Pacific Avenue home in May 2021, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Some were stored on a laptop and others on an external hard drive, according to an…
Police & Fire
Woman Loading Groceries Stabbed By Philly Man In South Jersey
Acme
Parking Lot: Police
A Philadelphia man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of an 80-year-old woman loading groceries into her car in a South Jersey ACME parking lot, authorities announced. Altirik Higgins, 40, stabbed the woman at the Audobon store in West Nicholson Road multiple times Sunday, July 3, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Audubon Chief of Police Thomas J. Tassi said. Motives in the stabbing were not immediately clear. The victim was taken to Cooper University Hospital where she remains hospitalized in stable condition. Higgins was charged with attempted…
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Winner
: $3 Million Scratch-Off Sold In Philadelphia
A scratch-off worth $3 million was sold in Philadelphia. The winning My Three Million scratch-off ticket was sold at ACME on Snyder Avenue, state lottery officials said on Wednesday, May 11. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. My Three Million is a $30 game that offers top prizes of $3 million. Scratch-off prizes expire one year from the game's end-sale date posted at palottery.com. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481.
Business
Recall Issued For Organic Popcorn Sold At Regional Supermarkets
A company has recalled packages of popcorn that were sold at supermarkets across the region. Snak King announced on Tuesday, April 12, that it is recalling some of its five-ounce packages of "O Organics Sea Salt Organic Popcorn" because the products may be cross-contaminated with an undeclared milk allergen. The recalled products have "Best if Used By" dates of 9/24/2022 and 9/25/2022. The producets come in a flexible package with a "Best if Used By" date located on the front, upper right=hand side of the package, the company reported. The UPC number is 079893 403038. Snak …
Police & Fire
Armed Robbers Sought By Police In Nether Providence
Police in Delaware County are seeking the public's help in identifying suspects in an armed robbery. The victims were sitting in their car in the Acme parking lot on East Baltimore Pike when two gun-wielding men forced them to turn over their cell phones, cash, wallets, and keys to their car around 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, Nether Providence police said. The men -- believed to be in their late teens to early twenties -- fled in a white or light-colored 2007 Ford Focus hatchback sedan with the paper tag registration number 178111T, police said. Police believe a third suspect is i…
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Throwing Rocks At Bala Cynwyd Storefronts: Police
Police are seeking the public's help identifying a suspect caught on surveillance video smashing rocks at several Bala Cynwyd storefronts last week. The man was seen on the footage smashing the front window of the Acme at the Bala Cynwyd Shopping Center around 1:45 a.m. on Oct. 27, according to the Lower Merion Police Department. When he realized there were employees in the store, he fled. He's then seen again using a rock to shatter the front window of a nearby Foot Locker, police said. He took several items before fleeing on a bicycle, according to police. Police told 6abc, that t…
Police & Fire
Alleged Abduction Reports In DelCo Unfounded, Police Say
Reports of alleged attempted abductions occurring in Delaware County were unfounded, authorities said. Pennsylvania State Police made the announcement on Wednesday, following the publication of numerous social media posts in recent days about apparent abduction attempts in Concord and Chadds Ford Townships. "All known incidents and/or complaints that have come to our attention have been investigated," the statement reads. "At this time the investigations have determined no crimes have been committed and there is no known risk to the public." Women shopping alone were allegedly t…
Police & Fire
Delaware County Police Seek ID For Acme Grocery Thief
Police in Delaware County are seeking the public's help identifying a woman who they say stole $100 worth of groceries from a local Acme store. Surveillance footage shows who police describe as a "white female" entering the store stealing 12 pork tenderloins and one bag of apples totaling $102.58, around 4:50 p.m. on Jan. 21 at the 124 Morton Ave. location in Folsom, according to the Ridley Township Police Department. The woman was last seen in a Tan Suzuki with a Maryland registration, headed towards a nearby Wendy’s, police said. Police are encouraging anyone with informat…
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