Connecticut
Pair Of $50,000 Winning Scratch-Off Lottery Tickets Sold In Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, CT — One unnamed Bridgeport resident, and a Norwalk resident, are each $50,000 richer this week after claiming a winning lottery tickets purchased locally, the Connecticut Lottery announced.
On Tuesday, a person claimed a winning $1,000,000 Titanium ticket worth $50,000 that was bought at Tony’s Smoke Shop Outlet on Main Street.
And on Wednesday, Norwalk resident Brayan I. claimed a winning Wild Multiplier ticket, also worth $50,000, that was purchased at Grand Junco on Grand Street.
The Connecticut Lottery publishes partial winner information as public record, according to officials.
The Titanium game, which costs $30 per ticket, began in April 2023, and as of Thursday, two grand prizes of $1,000,000 remained unclaimed. Additionally, three second-place prizes of $300,000 remained unclaimed, and four third-place prizes of $50,000 were still out there.
More than 2.5 million Titanium game tickets have been printed, and the overall odds of winning are 1 in 2.82.
As for the $5 Wild Multiplier game, it began in February, but all four of the $50,000 grand prizes have been claimed. The game has now ended.
Connecticut
Rocky Hill water main break closes road
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WTNH) – A water main break in Rocky Hill Sunday morning will impact traffic for much of the day on Grimes Road.
According to Rocky Hill Police the break happened at approximately 7:10 a.m. in the area of 40 Grimes Road between Louis Place and Hillside Avenue. Motorists are advised to take alternatee routes and avoid the area.
The Metropolitan District Commission is on scene making repairs which could take up to 8 hours.
Connecticut
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Connecticut
2 arrested in connection to shooting at Waterbury event hall
Two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting at an event hall in Waterbury last weekend.
Officers received information about a shooting at So Blu’Niq on Wolcott Street on Sunday around 5 a.m. It was also reported that a victim from the incident had admitted themselves to the hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds.
Police said they made contact with the 27-year-old victim at the hospital. According to investigators, she had a gunshot wound to her abdomen and her arm. She is reportedly still admitted and receiving treatment, but is considered to be in stable condition.
Investigators responded to So Blu’Niq and found a crime scene. Authorities said they determined there was an isolated disturbance that happened inside the business that escalated to a firearm being discharged and the woman being hit by a projectile.
While investigating, authorities said they also determined that at the time of the incident, liquor and alcoholic beverages were illegally being sold without a permit or license.
Warrants were secured for a 50-year-old woman from Waterbury and a 29-year-old man from Waterbury.
The woman was taken into custody on Friday and is being charged with illegal sale of alcohol. She is set to appear in court on June 10.
The man was taken into custody on Wednesday and is facing charges including assault, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of a pistol/revolver by a convicted felon, illegal discharge of a firearm, reckless endangerment and carrying a pistol without a permit. He appeared in court on Thursday on a $1.5 millon bond.
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