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Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region
Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region The latest "Powerball" drawing proved to be fortuitous for lucky Lottery players in the DMV, as the jackpot for the game approaches record numbers. Three winning $50,000 tickets were sold in both Maryland and Virginia for the Wednesday, Oct. 4 "Powerball" drawing, though no players matched all six numbers, bringing the jackpot for Saturday's drawing to an estimated $1.4 billion, the third highest in history. On Wednesday, the winning numbers were: 09-35-54-63-64 with a 'Powerball" of 01.  In Virginia, the winning tickets worth five-figure prizes were sold at:  7-Eleven on Leesb…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Armed 7-Eleven Robber Captured In Nearby Metro Station: Police Armed 7-Eleven Robber Captured In Nearby Metro Station: Police
Armed 7-Eleven Robber Captured In Nearby Metro Station: Police An armed 7-Eleven robber was taken into custody in Loudoun County this week, police said. Deandre G. Tyer, 29, went into the store at 21880 Ryan Center Way in Ashburn around 11:10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, flashed a handgun, and took an undisclosed number of items before fleeing the store on foot, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Tyer fled on foot but was soon found in the parking garage of the Ashburn Metro Station, police said. He was charged with Armed Robbery, Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Destroying a Phone Line with Intent to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Soda Stop Leads To $100K Lotto Windfall For Thirsty DC Woman Who Won Twice At Maryland 7-Eleven Soda Stop Leads To $100K Lotto Windfall For Thirsty DC Woman Who Won Twice At Maryland 7-Eleven
Soda Stop Leads To $100K Lotto Windfall For Thirsty DC Woman Who Won Twice At Maryland 7-Eleven A warm day led to a cool win for a lucky Washington, DC woman who won big playing a pair Maryland Lottery tickets. Using a family member's birthday, the winner placed a $1 straight bet on two "Pick 5" tickets that both hit big, earning her $50,000 wins that became a six-figure prize. The winning tickets were sold at 7-Eleven on Central Avenue in Capitol Heights. According to the woman, she had only stopped in Capitol Heights on her way back home in DC to pick up a cool drink. While she was inside the convenience store, she opted to take her chances on the Lottery tickets. Now the 29-year-…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Baby, Dog Die After Being Left In Hot Car For 6+ Hours By Virginia Caretaker: Sheriff Baby, Dog Die After Being Left In Hot Car For 6+ Hours By Virginia Caretaker: Sheriff
Baby, Dog Die After Being Left In Hot Car For 6+ Hours By Virginia Caretaker: Sheriff A 40-year-old Virginia woman has been arrested for leaving a baby and dog in a hot car for nearly six hours, where both died. Kristen Danielle Graham, of Seaford, had been caring for the child — whose mom is 17 years old — for two days, York County Sheriff Ron Montgomery said. Around 1 a.m. on Sept. 12, Graham went to bring cigarettes to a friend caring for an elderly man in Newport News, Montgomery said. Graham loaded the baby, identified as Myracle Wicker, in the back of the vehicle, along with a small dog, and went to a 7-Eleven to buy a bottle of apple juice and cigarettes, the she…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Fairfax Woman Who Won $100K Playing Virginia Lottery Bought Ticket At Local 7-Eleven Store Fairfax Woman Who Won $100K Playing Virginia Lottery Bought Ticket At Local 7-Eleven Store
Fairfax Woman Who Won $100K Playing Virginia Lottery Bought Ticket At Local 7-Eleven Store A Fairfax woman won $100,000 playing the Virginia Lottery. Muna Kurdi knew she had won a prize. She thought maybe she had won about $600 or so, but when she presented her ticket at the Virginia Lottery’s Northern Virginia customer service center, she received a shock.  Her ticket was worth $100,000. She bought the Cash Game ticket at the 7-Eleven at 10140 Fairfax Boulevard in Fairfax. Cash Game is one of dozens of scratcher games offered by the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 up to the $100,000 top prize. This is the first top prize claimed in the game, which me…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Wanted Men Caught With Hundreds Of Stolen Merchandise In Stafford After Pursuit: Sheriff Wanted Men Caught With Hundreds Of Stolen Merchandise In Stafford After Pursuit: Sheriff
Wanted Men Caught With Hundreds Of Stolen Merchandise In Stafford After Pursuit: Sheriff Two wanted men with a history of crime in the DMV region are back behind bars after their latest gambit. Jeremy Shivers, 36, and Joel Gomez, 23, are both facing new charges in Stafford County after being busted attempting to steal from Home Depot on Worth Avenue in Stafford, the sheriff’s office announced. Shortly before noon on Thursday, Aug. 31, staff at the store advised the Stafford County Sheriff about a man who attempted to steal hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise, but dropped it when he was caught by staff and fled. However, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff’s offic…

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by Zak Failla
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Newly-Minted Millionaire: Alexandria Man Wins $1M Playing Virginia Lottery Newly-Minted Millionaire: Alexandria Man Wins $1M Playing Virginia Lottery
Newly-Minted Millionaire: Alexandria Man Wins $1M Playing Virginia Lottery When Leslie Williams went online to check the winning numbers in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 with EZ Match game, he received a shock. “Could this really be possible?” he later told Lottery officials was his first thought. The Alexandria resident had just discovered he’d matched all five winning numbers in the June 18 drawing to win the $1,063,690 jackpot. He said he let out a “quiet scream.” He bought the ticket at the 7-Eleven at 2800 Beacon Hill Road in Alexandria. The winning numbers were 1-20-24-26-35. Cash 5 with EZ Match features a rolling jackpot, starting at a minimum of $100,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Vehicle Vandal Smirks After Head-Butting Stafford Deputies, Assaulting Jail Staff: Sheriff Vehicle Vandal Smirks After Head-Butting Stafford Deputies, Assaulting Jail Staff: Sheriff
Vehicle Vandal Smirks After Head-Butting Stafford Deputies, Assaulting Jail Staff: Sheriff A 19-year-old suspect smirked in his mugshot after authorities said he went on a crime spree, slashing tires and smashing windows across Stafford County, then moved on to assaulting arresting deputies and jail staff. Cole Spicer, of Stafford, was identified as the vehicle vandal just shy of two weeks after the Aug. 2 spree, County Sheriff David Decatur said. Residents of Leeland Station and Ridge Point woke up that morning to discover their vehicle tires slashed, and their vehicle windows damaged, or broken. Throughout the day, deputies responded to each and every victim to document th…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
$1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia 7-Eleven $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia 7-Eleven
$1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia 7-Eleven A Powerball ticket good for $1 million has been sold in Loudoun County. The ticket from the Wednesday, Aug. 9 drawing was sold at the 7-Eleven at 42870 Truro Parish Drive in Ashburn. The million-dollar question now is: Who has that ticket? The winning numbers were 10-15-21-67-69, and the Powerball number was 3. This ticket matched the first five numbers and missed only the Powerball number. This ticket was one of only three in the nation to match the first five numbers to win $1 million. No ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $170 million jackpot. That means the jack…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newly-Minted Millionaire: Virginia Lottery Player Wins Big Newly-Minted Millionaire: Virginia Lottery Player Wins Big
Newly-Minted Millionaire: Virginia Lottery Player Wins Big George Katan has a routine where he stops on his way to work and purchases a sandwich and one Virginia Lottery scratcher. Typically, he plays the $50 and $30 tickets, but this time, he decided to buy a $20 Multiplier Mania ticket. That decision paid off in a big way because Katan won the $1 million top prize with the ticket purchased his ticket at the 7-Eleven at 1931 Old Gallows Road in Vienna. Katan scratched the ticket in the store and later told Lottery officials, “I know it was big, but I didn’t know how big.” Once he realized he had won the top prize, he said, “I was very excited!” …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Teen Tried Killing Cop In VA, Police Say (UPDATE) Teen Tried Killing Cop In VA, Police Say (UPDATE)
Teen Tried Killing Cop In VA, Police Say (Update) New details have been released after a Prince William County Police officer was left with serious injuries during an overnight incident with a car thief outside 7-Eleven in Woodbridge, according to officials. Valmiki Deo Chandler, 18, has been identified as the man who attempted to kill an officer who responded shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, where there was a report of a stolen vehicle in the parking lot that had been left idling with the keys inside in the parking lot of 7-Eleven on Darbydale Avenue.  Around 11 p.m., an officer found the car occupied on Oust Lane, where c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
VA Officer Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After Being Rammed By Car Thief: Police VA Officer Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After Being Rammed By Car Thief: Police
VA Officer Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After Being Rammed By Car Thief: Police A Prince William County police officer was hospitalized with serious injuries in an overnight incident involving a car thief, authorities said. Officers responded to the 7-Eleven at 14797 Darbydale Ave., in Woodbridge just after 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, on a report of a stolen car, county police said. Around 11 p.m., an officer found the car occupied on Oust Lane, where contact was attempted with the driver. As the officer was at the driver’s side window, the driver sped away and made a U-turn.  As the vehicle drove directly towards the officer at a high rate of speed, the o…

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by Cecilia Levine