Scratch-off lottery tickets taken in burglary of Lawrence County restaurant
Hundreds of Pennsylvania scratch-off lottery tickets with a face value of several thousand dollars were taken in the burglary of a Lawrence County restaurant, according to state police.
State police said Ryder’s Restaurant on Route 18 in Wilmington Township was burglarized between 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday.
In addition to the lottery tickets, $315 in cash was taken.
Store owners who come into contact with any suspicious attempts to redeem scratch-off lottery tickets are asked to contact the Pennsylvania Lottery’s security division at 717-702-8026.
Anyone with information about the burglary, or who could provide surveillance footage of the incident, is asked to contact state police in New Castle at 724-598-2211.
Brian C. Rittmeyer, a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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