UPDATED: 3:44 p.m., Friday:
Bristol Borough police released an update on the case Friday afternoon:
“The Bristol Borough Police have identified the individuals in connection with the reported fraudulent lottery ticket that was passed at the Bath Street Market. After viewing the images that were provided by the store on social media the two parties returned to the store. It has been determined that the images of the individuals initially reported to be involved where not the individual that passed the fraudulent ticket. The investigation into this theft … is continuing.”
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Original Story:
Police in Bristol Borough are attempting to identify a man who allegedly passed a fraudulent lottery ticket.
The incident happened Tuesday around 7 p.m. at the Bath Street Market at the corner of Bath and Otter streets.
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The suspect came into the store to play the Pennsylvania Skills Lottery machine. He then produced what he claimed was a winning lottery ticket valued at $448, police said.
The store paid out the money, and the man and a woman he was with left the store in a dark-colored Jeep.
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The business owner later discovered the ticket was fraudulent.
Anyone with information has been asked to contact Officer Kevin DiPaolo at 215-788-7813 ext. 2436.
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