Police track down burglary suspects by tracing stolen lottery tickets

Comment #23

Drenick1 — Wed, 18 May 2016 14:11:44 GMT

I agree with you on this. I seriously doubt anyone writes down the serial number of each and every lottery ticket they purchased unless they verified that one of them happened to be a big winner.

Comment #22

faber98 — Sun, 15 May 2016 13:50:19 GMT

you haven't cleared up the question of after being robbed of jewelry, personal papers, and a few paltry lottery tickets why the victim would even bother to have the police track down the serial numbers (which were cashed only 45 minutes after) by telling them what store and what time he was there to purchase them so they could view the video tape to determine which packet they came out of to get the serial numbers so they could notify the lottery to red flag them. if they were stolen directly fr... [ More ]

Comment #21

KY Floyd — Sat, 14 May 2016 20:49:21 GMT

I'd offer more details, but I can't fix stupid.

Comment #20

Raven62 — Sat, 14 May 2016 18:09:57 GMT

Lack of Honesty and Integrity

Comment #19

faber98 — Sat, 14 May 2016 14:13:37 GMT

that would work if the tickets serial numbers were known by the original purchaser. who buys lottery tickets and writes down the serial numbers. no one does. even if this wild scenario happened, how would the cops be there within minutes of it being scanned. someone would have to call them (a patel) by then they would be gone.

Comment #18

LOTTOKING2016 — Fri, 13 May 2016 16:00:56 GMT

Whites are more criminals

Comment #17

cbr$ — Thu, 12 May 2016 18:08:06 GMT

Theft of a Lottery Scratch ticket is now one of the quickest way to do jail time. As soon as

tickets come into the store they're scan put into the main terminal. These two really

wanted to go to jail. Stole a engraved wedding band that a family heirloom that was ice-

ing on the cake for the police. I wonders if they will end on the dumbest criminal list.

Comment #16

KY Floyd — Thu, 12 May 2016 14:52:16 GMT

Okay, so you don't know anything about the lottery. I'll get you started with some of the simple stuff, which should be enough for most people to figure it out. A winning ticket doesn't get paid until it's scanned in the lottery terminal and the lottery's central computer verifies that it's a winning ticket.

The cops could be at the store within minutes of a ticket being scanned.

Comment #15

sully16 — Thu, 12 May 2016 11:41:25 GMT

They got 6 dollars in lottery tickets, they would have gotten more by picking up returnable cans, and they would still have their freedom. Pair of idiots.

Comment #14

faber98 — Thu, 12 May 2016 01:07:36 GMT

makes zero sense. they were scratchers. they would have to notify every store owner to be on the lookout for for the tickets that the person from whom they were stolen from purchased if he even remembered what time and day he bought them. they wouldn't spend all that time on this. cops sit around and joke about crime victims of this nature. this isn't law and order that fake tv show that makes people think that the cops actually care and try to solve crimes. store owners or some clerk wouldn't c... [ More ]

Comment #13

LiveInGreenBay — Wed, 11 May 2016 19:11:17 GMT

I can tell right now there's not a lot of crime in that town. LOL

Comment #12

KY Floyd — Wed, 11 May 2016 19:05:40 GMT

How do the cops know those were the stolen tickets?

Um, are any of you people familiar with the lottery? Every ticket has unique identifying numbers that the lottery put on them. A lot of tickets have numbers that were chosen by the player. Assuming the victim picked his own numbers and knew what they were the cops just had to look for those numbers. If they were scratchers or quick picks knowing when and where they were bought will give them a good idea of the tickets' unique identifiers, s... [ More ]

Comment #11

music* — Wed, 11 May 2016 15:01:51 GMT

noise-gate, I hope that Josh listens to you but do not count on it. Prison life is worse than being on the lam.

The homeowner had the latest security and surprised the culprits.

I am thankful that nobody was hurt physically. But you do feel invaded when a burglary occurs.

Comment #10

noise-gate — Wed, 11 May 2016 02:00:12 GMT

Earlier to day l encouraged Josh to come out of hiding, to step out of the shadows - the Cops know who you are, we have now all seen your cherubic face. Bring this saga to a close.

Comment #9

faber98 — Wed, 11 May 2016 00:35:47 GMT

if the cops knew his name why would they need to trace down the tickets and how would the store clerk know the name or even know about the robbery. after they are scanned to be cashed they are thrown away anyway.

Comment #8

wizeguy — Tue, 10 May 2016 23:22:55 GMT

Maybe he had signed the backs.

Comment #7

LiveInGreenBay — Tue, 10 May 2016 21:29:54 GMT

I agree faber...How do the cops know those were the stolen tickets? Strange.

Comment #6

faber98 — Tue, 10 May 2016 19:58:54 GMT

can't figure out how cashing the tickets helped since the buyer didn't write down the serial numbers more than likely. police would never go as far as to check video of people cashing tickets at every lottery store in new jersey. crooks dumb enough to steal lottery tickets at a store will always be caught if they try to cash them but in this instance fail to see the connection the lottery tickets have with their capture.

Comment #5

Groppo — Tue, 10 May 2016 16:48:22 GMT

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Ms Sully16,

You said it.

And, is this how us people are expected to spend the rest of our days, here on Earth

(always in fear of the safety of our belongings, and such) ?

(I'm pretty sure I know the answer).

Mr. Groppo

Comment #4

Groppo — Tue, 10 May 2016 16:26:59 GMT

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To the two crooks:

You two should be ashamed. Stealing another man's lottery tickets. And for what? A few measly dollars?

And you both look somewhat alike, but Joshua, you look more intimidating.

Joshua, you look like you wouldn't hold back from taking a swing at the prison guard, when they finally catch you.

Speaking of which, did you know that Jay North (Dennis from Dennis the Menace) is a corrections officer at a Florida institution? He must be about 80 years-old by now.... [ More ]

Comment #3

sully16 — Tue, 10 May 2016 15:54:50 GMT

Just never ends.

Comment #2

LiveInGreenBay — Tue, 10 May 2016 15:39:08 GMT

Would make for an interesting story if one of those stolen tickets was the winning powerball ticket.

Comment #1

noise-gate — Tue, 10 May 2016 15:11:51 GMT

Come out Josh..

Police track down burglary suspects by tracing stolen lottery tickets

Lottery Post — Tue, 10 May 2016 14:56:32 GMT

Police identified two New Jersey men who they say were caught on surveillance video stealing lottery tickets and jewelry from a home in Upper Pittsgrove Township last month.

The two suspects, identified as Joshua Robinson, 32, of Deptford, New Jersey and Eric Gilch, 28, of Blackwood, New Jersey broke into a home in Upper Pittsgrove back on April 12, according to investigators. The men encountered the family's dogs and started scouring the home until the homeowner noticed the men on surveillan... [ More ]