Scratch-Off Lotto Tickets Stolen From Newark Store: Police

At 1:30 a.m., a man arrived at a store on the 300 block of South Orange Avenue and struck the business' camera with a stick, breaking it, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.

At 3:40 a.m., the suspect was joined by another man and they broke a glass window and one man climbed into the store while the other acted as lookout, Fragé said. The thieves made off with scratch-off lottery tickets and $570 in cash, Fragé said.

The first suspect is described as a Black man with a bald head, wearing a white shirt, gray sweatpants, black sneakers, and blue socks while the second suspect is described as a Black man with a bald head, wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers, with a black fanny pack on his waist, and carrying a stick, Fragé said.

Anyone with information is asked to call 1-877-695-8477.

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