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South Jersey Lotto Player Wins $1,000-a-week For Life
One New Jersey Lottery CASH4LIFE ticket matched the five white balls drawn on Monday, Aug. 5, winning the $1,000 a week for life second-tier prize.
The winning ticket was sold at Shop Rite #504, 100 South Blackhorse Pike, Williamstown in Gloucester County.
The winning numbers for the Monday, Aug. 5, drawing were: 08, 25, 33, 38 and 46.
Sticky-Fingered Traveler Prompts Warning In Bergen
A traveler from out of state wrought some havoc in the Pascack Valley before moving on, authorities said.
Mircea Catalin Petrovici, 26, of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, is wanted by several North Jersey police departments, including those in Hillsdale and Emerson, as well as in nearby Closter and in South Plainfield.
A wallet that a customer left in a cart at the Shop Rite in Hillsdale disappeared along with multiple credit cards, ID and cash, Police Chief Sean Smith said.
Soon after, the thief tried using a Discover card to make a $2,598.98 purchase at an Apple store in Nanuet (Rockland County), …
Winner! Oakland Lotto Player Nets Big Bucks
It was a lucrative weekend for lottery players in Bergen County.
Lottery players in Bergen County took home big money playing Mega Millions on Friday, Jan. 12 and Powerball on Saturday, Jan. 13 and Monday, Jan. 15.
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Oakland matched four of five numbers plus the gold Megaball, winning $10,000. The ticket was sold at Krauszer's at 394 Ramapo Valley Rd. The winning numbers were 19, 34, 35, 45, 67 and the gold Megaball was 7.
A Powerball ticket sold in Emerson matched four of the five numbers plus the red Powerball in the Saturday drawing, winning $100,000. The ti…
Lotto Player In Emerson Wins Big Bucks
Three lotto players in North Jersey won some massive moolah in the Mega Millions drawing held on Tuesday, August 22.
Two tickets sold in Passaic County and a ticket sold in Bergen County matched four of the white balls and the Golden Mega Ball, winning $10,000. Two of the tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $20,000.
The tickets were sold at Jackpocket in Hewitt and at Shop Rite in Emerson The winning numbers were: 01, 12, 26, 36, and 50. The Gold Mega Ball was 07, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
PD: Supermarket Shoplifting Turns To Knifepoint Robbery, PalPark Officer Nabs Fleeing Suspect
A Palisades Park police officer nabbed a fleeing supermarket shoplifter after he pulled a pocket knife on two managers who caught him, authorities said.
Christopher Olsen, 57, wheeled a shopping cart into a Shop Rite bathroom stall, where he began stuffing items he'd collected into a backpack, Detective Sgt. Alex Monteleone said.
These included meatloaf, cookies, hot sauce and more, Monteleone said, the value of which came to roughly $530.
Confronted by a department and store manager, Olsen pulled the knife, waved it at both of them and ran from the store, he said.
Officer James Park was …
Undercover Operation Nets Four Arrests On Long Island For Selling Alcohol To Minors, Police Say
In an effort to reduce the sale of alcohol to underage children on Long Island, police conducted an investigation into retail establishments.
The undercover operation held on Tuesday, Sept. 14, was organized by the Riverhead Police Department's Cope Division in cooperation with the Riverhead Community Awareness Program.
The following employees were arrested and charged with unlawfully dealing with a child;
Diony Castillo, age 27, Riverhead Supermarket and Deli, 945 W. Main St. Riverhead
Can Aydoner, age 41, of American Gas, 1427 Main Rd. Jamesport
Harmanbir, Sing, age 29, Bolla Marke…
3 Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Ocean, Passaic Counties
Three lucky New Jersey Lottery tickets were sold in Passaic and Ocean counties.
Two tickets from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing are good for $10,000 while the third is worth $20,000, as it was purchased with the Megaplier optin.
The tickets were purchased from the following locations:
Passaic County ($20,000): Bobbink Liquor, 383 Valley Road, Clifton;
Ocean County ($10,000): Shop Rite, 431 Route 9, Bayville;
Passaic County ($10,000): El Color de Mexico, 300 Monroe St., Passaic.
The winning numbers were: 01, 09, 17, 27, and 34. The Gold Mega Ball was 24, and the Megaplier Multiplier…