7-Eleven Heaven: $32K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold In Yorktown Heights 7-Eleven Heaven: $32K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold In Yorktown Heights
7-Eleven Heaven: $32K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold In Yorktown Heights It wasn’t just Slurpees and snacks on the menu at a Yorktown Heights 7-Eleven this week—one lucky customer also grabbed an over $32,000 winning lottery ticket as well.  The top-prize-winning Take 5 ticket was sold for the evening drawing on Thursday, Jan. 9 at the 7-Eleven located at 1949 Commerce St., New York Lottery officials announced on Friday, Jan. 10. The TAKE 5 game draws numbers from a field of one through 39, with drawings held twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Winners have up to one year from the drawing date to claim their prize. Players are encouraged to check…
Homemade Explosives Found On Masked Arlington Teen On New Year's: Cops Homemade Explosives Found On Masked Arlington Teen On New Year's: Cops
Homemade Explosives Found On Masked Arlington Teen On New Year's: Cops A call about a suspicious car and masked man in Warren County led to the arrest of an Arlington teen who was found with homemade explosive devices in the stolen vehicle, according to the sheriff's office. Jordan Alexander Sweetman, 19, was taken into custody after deputies found him in a stolen, damaged Honda near a 7-Eleven on John Marshall Highway in Linden around 9:30 p.m. on New Year's Day.  According to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, Sweetman fled on foot when initially approached by the deputies, but was quickly apprehended, still wearing a ski mask. The saga began when a 9…
New Year, Newly Minted Millionaires: Virginia Lottery Announces Winners Of Annual Raffle New Year, Newly Minted Millionaires: Virginia Lottery Announces Winners Of Annual Raffle
New Year, Newly Minted Millionaires: Virginia Lottery Announces Winners Of Annual Raffle Some lucky Virginia Lottery players rang in the new year with a bang, and are the state's newest millionaires. Each year, winning numbers are drawn in Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle with five tickets worth a seven-figure prize, and an additional seven worth $100,000. The $1 million winners were sold at: McNair Farms Sunoco, 13470 Coppermine Road, Herndon; Schmitz Sunoco, 42800 Creek View Plaza, Ashburn; Lake Mart & Deli, 4795 Scruggs Road, Moneta; Food Lion, 30 Windward Drive, Fishersville; 7-Eleven, 3310 Church Road, Henrico. Seven additional tickets each won $100,000.…
Suspect Wanted For Planting Card Skimmer At Burlington 7-Eleven, Police Say Suspect Wanted For Planting Card Skimmer At Burlington 7-Eleven, Police Say
Suspect Wanted For Planting Card Skimmer At Burlington 7-Eleven, Police Say Police were looking for whoever put a skimming device on a credit card reader at a Burlington Township convenience store, authorities said. A man was seen on surveillance video attaching the skimmer on the card reader at a register in the 7-Eleven on Columbus Road, the Burlington Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers were called to the store at around 7:14 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Security video captured the suspect entering the 7-Eleven at approximately 5 p.m. The man posed as a customer, waited for the store clerk to turn away, and quickly conne…
Edison Lotto Player Kicks Off New Year With $87K Jackpot Win Edison Lotto Player Kicks Off New Year With $87K Jackpot Win
Edison Lotto Player Kicks Off New Year With $87K Jackpot Win A Middlesex County lottery player struck gold, taking home more than $87,000 on the second day of the year, officials said. A ticket worth $87,044 was purchased at the 7-Eleven on Vineyard Road in Edison on Thursday, Jan. 2. The winner was a $5 Merry Money Match Fast Play Progressive ticket. The winning ticket represented 50 percent of the progressive jackpot. Fast Play Progressive tickets are sold at all NJ Lottery retailers and players must purchase $10 or $20 tickets to win an entire jackpot. Payouts depend on the amount wagered. A $1 wager wins 10 percent of the jackpot,…
Christmas Eve Bonanza! Cranford Lotto Player Wins Big Christmas Eve Bonanza! Cranford Lotto Player Wins Big
Christmas Eve Bonanza! Cranford Lotto Player Wins Big It was a Christmas Eve to remember for two Mega Millions players in North Jersey. Tickets sold in Morris County and Union County matched four numbers plus the gold Megaball in the drawing held on Tuesday, Dec. 24, winning $10,000.  The tickets were sold at Wegmans in Parsippany an 7-Eleven in Cranford. The winning numbers were 11, 14, 38, 45, 46 and the gold Megaball was 3. 
Medford Teen Who Went Missing After Sneaking Out For 7-Eleven Run Located Hours Later Medford Teen Who Went Missing After Sneaking Out For 7-Eleven Run Located Hours Later
Medford Teen Who Went Missing After Sneaking Out For 7-Eleven Run Located Hours Later Update: Medford resident Ashley Schreiber, 14, was located unharmed on Friday night, Dec. 27, hours after going missing. No other details were given. Her mother, Jessica Brooks, described the ordeal as "the scariest day of my life," in an update on Facebook. "So many emotions, but most of all, pure helplessness. Words can’t describe how it feels to know that your child is out there somewhere, but you don’t know where they are, if they are safe, if they are cold or hungry or scared, or who they are with," Brooks said. "Ash has been home for an hour and a half, and I’m still crying…
Hatchet-Wielding Suspect Sought In Miller Place 7-Eleven Robbery: Police Hatchet-Wielding Suspect Sought In Miller Place 7-Eleven Robbery: Police
Hatchet-Wielding Suspect Sought In Miller Place 7-Eleven Robbery: Police A man threatened a clerk with a hatchet during a robbery at a 7-Eleven in Miller Place, Suffolk County Crime Stoppers announced on Sunday, Dec. 9. The suspect entered the store, located at 365 Route 25A, at 2:38 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22. He demanded cash while brandishing the weapon, authorities said. The man fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to the suspect’s arrest. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, using the P3 Tips app, or visiting P3Tips.com. Al…
One Of Three Winning $50K Powerball Tickets Sold At Landover Gas Station One Of Three Winning $50K Powerball Tickets Sold At Landover Gas Station
One Of Three Winning $50K Powerball Tickets Sold At Landover Gas Station Talk about spreading the wealth!  Maryland saw three lucky winners each score $50,000 prizes in the latest Powerball drawing on Monday, Dec. 2, making for some very happy holidays. The third-tier winning tickets were sold in Takoma Park, Pasadena, and Landover at: 7-Eleven, 900 Merrimac Drive, Takoma Park (Montgomery County); John’s Liquor & General Store, 812 Duvall Highway, Pasadena (Anne Arundel County); Landover Hills Exxon, 6579 Annapolis Road, Landover (Prince George’s County). Although no one took home the jackpot, Maryland had 9,459 winners who snagged prizes ranging fr…
Jackpot Joy: $50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Bethpage Convenience Store Jackpot Joy: $50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Bethpage Convenience Store
Jackpot Joy: $50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Bethpage Convenience Store Might this lucky ticket be yours? A winning lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a convenience store on Long Island. The third prize-winning Powerball ticket was purchased in Bethpage, at the 7-Eleven located at 497 Stewart Avenue, for the drawing held Saturday, Nov. 30, according to New York Lottery. Saturday’s winning Powerball numbers are 4-24-29-39-63 and the Powerball is 25. Players can check their ticket status on the New York Lottery website.
Striking Gold: Back-to-Back $1 Million Lottery Tickets Sold In Virginia Striking Gold: Back-to-Back $1 Million Lottery Tickets Sold In Virginia
Striking Gold: Back-to-Back $1 Million Lottery Tickets Sold In Virginia Virginia Lottery players are on a hot streak after back-to-back drawings produced two separate $1 million winning tickets, officials announced. The first ticket, from Friday’s Nov. 22 Mega Millions drawing, was sold at the 7-Eleven on General Puller Highway in Deltaville.  The second, from Monday’s Nov. 25 Powerball drawing, was purchased at the Harris Teeter in Ashburn. Both tickets matched the first five winning numbers in their respective games but missed the Mega Ball and Powerball numbers.  Each is worth a life-changing $1 million prize. The winning numbers for the Nov. 22…
$10K Mega Millions Winner Sold At Lyndhurst 7-Eleven, Jackpot Climbs To $514M $10K Mega Millions Winner Sold At Lyndhurst 7-Eleven, Jackpot Climbs To $514M
$10K Mega Millions Winner Sold At Lyndhurst 7-Eleven, Jackpot Climbs To $514M The Mega Millions jackpot is climbing into life-changing territory after no one matched all the winning numbers in Tuesday night’s, Nov. 26 drawing. The prize now stands at a staggering $514 million ahead of Friday’s drawing. One lucky ticket sold at a 7-Eleven in Lyndhurst did make a splash, winning $10,000 for matching four of the five numbers and the Mega Ball, lottery officials said. This jackpot is the largest since Sept. 10, when a Texas player won $800 million. Other massive wins this year include a $560 million jackpot hit in Illinois in June and the $1.13 billion jackpot won by a N…