Takoma Park, MD
Police & Fire
Stolen Truck Found On Fire In Takoma Park Creek; No Suspects Identified: Police Stolen Truck Found On Fire In Takoma Park Creek; No Suspects Identified: Police
Stolen Truck Found On Fire In Takoma Park Creek; No Suspects Identified: Police Thieves in a stolen truck made a fiery splash landing into Sligo Creek Wednesday morning in Montgomery County, police say. Shortly before 12:15 a.m. on Oct. 16, members of the Takoma Park Police Department were called to 7-Eleven in the 900 block of Merrimac Drive, when a person reported that a 2018 black Ford Explorer was stolen moments after it was parked. 7-Eleven in the 900 block of Merrimac Drive. Google Maps street view During the investigation into the stolen truck, police say that officers were notified of a crash that was reported in the area of Sligo Creek Parkway and Heat…

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by Zak Failla
Saratoga Springs, NY
Business
7-Eleven To Close Hundreds Of Stores 7-Eleven To Close Hundreds Of Stores
7-Eleven To Close Hundreds Of Stores Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is closing hundreds of stores in North America. Parent company Seven & I Holdings said that the 444 locations were “underperforming.” They make up about 3 percent of 7-Eleven's total of around 13,000 outlets in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Specific sites of the stores have not yet been released. In announcing the closures, the company said that 7-Eleven stores saw a 7.3 percent decline in traffic in August, saying a "pullback in consumer spending has persisted beyond prior expectations" that has affected store traffic and sales growth "as consu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Olney, MD
Business
Olney Grandmother Is State's Newest Millionaire After Winning Big Playing 'Cash4Life' Ticket Olney Grandmother Is State's Newest Millionaire After Winning Big Playing 'Cash4Life' Ticket
Olney Grandmother Is State's Newest Millionaire After Winning Big Playing 'Cash4Life' Ticket Sometimes, all it takes is a little luck. A grandmother in Montgomery County recently had a tough - but enviable - decision to make after winning a second-tier prize playing a Cash4Life Maryland Lottery ticket: a million bucks or $1,000 a week-for-life. The lucky Olney woman took the former after the drawing on Wednesday, Oct. 9, claiming the one-time payment of $1 million over the option of a $1,000-a-week-for-life annuity paid in annual installments of $52,000 a year. Winning numbers for the Oct. 9 drawing: 07-12-21-44-47 with a Cash Ball of 03.  She said that she learned of h…

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by Zak Failla
Kings Park, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Flees Scene After Crashing Into Parked Car At Kings Park 7-Eleven Driver Flees Scene After Crashing Into Parked Car At Kings Park 7-Eleven
Driver Flees Scene After Crashing Into Parked Car At Kings Park 7-Eleven Authorities are asking the public's help in locating a hit-and-run driver after a Long Island crash. A Dodge Ram struck an unoccupied 2016 Ford Mustang parked outside 7-Eleven in Kings Park, located at 655 East Main St., on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at approximately 3:40 p.m. The driver of the Dodge then fled the scene. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. If you have any information about these incidents, you can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip.  You can call 1-800-220-TIPS, use a mobile app calle…

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by Joe Lombardi
West Milford, NJ
News
Three $50K Powerball Winners Sold In NJ: Here's Where Three $50K Powerball Winners Sold In NJ: Here's Where
Three $50K Powerball Winners Sold In NJ: Here's Where Three Powerball tickets winning $50,000 from a drawing earlier this month were sold in New Jersey. The numbers from the Wednesday, Oct. 2 drawing are 01, 02 21 37, and 43. The Powerball drawn was 21. The tickets were sold at the following locations: 7-Eleven, Fort Dix St., Wrightstown (Burlington) Acme, Lake Street, Midland Park (Bergen) 7-Eleven, Lakeside Boulevard, Landing (Morris) The next Powerball drawing will be held Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 10:59 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Centereach-Selden, NY
Police & Fire
Ronkonkoma Man Accused Of Burglarizing 11 Suffolk County Businesses Ronkonkoma Man Accused Of Burglarizing 11 Suffolk County Businesses
Ronkonkoma Man Accused Of Burglarizing 11 Suffolk County Businesses A local man has been accused of burglarizing nearly a dozen Long Island businesses this month. The suspect broke into Deli Pupuseria Salvadoreña, located at 16 Dawn Drive in Centereach, stole at around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, stole a cash register and fled, according to Suffolk County Police. Officers apprehended him a short time later. Following an investigation by Sixth Squad detectives, it was determined Michael Mancuso, age 44, of Ronkonkoma, burglarized 10 other businesses during which he stole a cash register or cash from the following businesses: Aladdin I…

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by Joe Lombardi
West New York, NJ
News
Powerball Ticket Sold At West New York 7-Eleven Wins Big Powerball Ticket Sold At West New York 7-Eleven Wins Big
Powerball Ticket Sold At West New York 7-Eleven Wins Big It was a sensational Saturday for a Powerball player in West New York. A ticket sold in the town matched four numbers and the red Powerball in the drawing held on Saturday, Sept. 21, winning $50,000. The winning ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven on Bergenline Avenue. The winning numbers were 17, 19, 21, 37, 45 and the red Powerball was 14.

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by Sam Barron
Laurel, MD
Police & Fire
Repeat Flasher Arrested 3X In String Of Lusby Incidents This Week, Sheriff Says Repeat Flasher Arrested 3X In String Of Lusby Incidents This Week, Sheriff Says
Repeat Flasher Arrested 3X In String Of Lusby Incidents This Week, Sheriff Says A 65-year-old Calvert County man has been jailed after repeatedly exposing himself and trashing a local 7-Eleven parking lot this week, authorities said. Mark Johan Bysheim is facing charges in a slew of incidents that the Calvert County Sheriff's Office says began on Monday, Sept. 9, when deputies were called to the Exxon station at 11805 HG Trueman Road in Lusby on reports of a man exposing himself. Google Maps street view According to a witness, a man later identified as Bysheim, who police say is homeless, was seen touching and exposing himself behind a dumpster, l…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Business
USPS Worker From DC Wins $1M On Scratcher Bought At 7-Eleven Next To Maryland Post Office USPS Worker From DC Wins $1M On Scratcher Bought At 7-Eleven Next To Maryland Post Office
USPS Worker From DC Wins $1M On Scratcher Bought At 7-Eleven Next To Maryland Post Office What started as a random pitstop to pick up Lottery scratchers for a postal worker from DC ended with a $1 million jackpot win on a ticket purchased in Anne Arundel County. The District man, who says he frequently makes his way into Maryland to play Lottery games, is feeling lucky after picking up a winning Millionaire's Club scratcher that was purchased at 7-Eleven at 4450 Solomons Island Road in Harwood, ironically attached to a post office. After purchasing a menagerie of instant tickets, he headed home to play them, and, sure enough, he matched the winning number "54" with the corr…

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by Zak Failla
Medford, NJ
News
$100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Medford Supermarket $100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Medford Supermarket
$100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Medford Supermarket A Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was purchased at a Burlington County supermarket, officials said. The winner was sold at the ShopRite on Route 70 East in Medford, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, Sept. 16. The ticket was in the Powerball drawing on Saturday, Sept. 14. The winning numbers were 29, 34, 38, 48, and 56. The Powerball was 16 and the Power Play was two. No one won the estimated $152 million jackpot. One Powerball ticket in Colorado matched five numbers to win $1 million. This is Medford's second winning ticket in a nationw…

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by Chris Spiker
Little Falls-Woodland Park, NJ
News
NEWLY MINTED MILLIONAIRE! Lotto Ticket Sold In Little Falls Hits Jackpot NEWLY MINTED MILLIONAIRE! Lotto Ticket Sold In Little Falls Hits Jackpot
Newly Minted Millionaire! Lotto Ticket Sold In Little Falls Hits Jackpot It was a six-figure Wednesday for a Passaic County lottery player. A lottery ticket sold in Little Falls matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing held on Wednesday, Sept. 11, winning $1.7 million.  The ticket was sold at 7-Eleven on Pompton Turnpike. The winning numbers were: 09, 13, 18, 36 and 44 and the XTRA number was: 02. The Bullseye number was 09. T

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by Sam Barron
Little Falls-Woodland Park, NJ
News
Little Falls 7-Eleven Sells $1.7M Jersey Cash 5 Winner Little Falls 7-Eleven Sells $1.7M Jersey Cash 5 Winner
Little Falls 7-Eleven Sells $1.7M Jersey Cash 5 Winner A lottery ticket good for just over $1.7 million was sold at a Passaic County 7-Eleven. The ticket from the Wednesday, Sept. 11 Jersey Cash 5 drawing was sold at the convenience store at 218 Pompton Turnpike in Little Falls. The prize was $1,704,450. The winning numbers were: 09, 13, 18, 36 and 44 and the XTRA number was: 02. The Bullseye number was 09. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold. 

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by Cecilia Levine