MIDDLETOWN, PA – A 20-year-old woman was charged on Monday with filing a false police report about an attempted rape and kidnapping in the parking lot of the Redner’s in the township last month.
Anjela Borisova Urumova, of Bristol Township, faced charges including false alarm to an agency of public safety and tampering with physical evidence, as well as counts of false reports and unsworn falsification to authorities.
She was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Charles D. Jonas and remanded to Bucks County Correctional Facility under a $30,000 bail, 10 percent.
The man implicated in the attack, Daniel Pierson, was released from BCCF on Friday after investigations revealed inconsistencies in Urumova’s account of the incident.
- Officers discover fugitive woman hiding in plain sight on Lanning Lane
Wilkes-Barre, PA – A late-night call about a disorderly female ended with the arrest of a wanted fugitive Tuesday after officers discovered the woman involved had an active out-of-state warrant.
Dakota Woodard, 28, of Wilkes-Barre, was taken into custody around 11:17 p.m. after officers responded to a residence on Lanning Lane for a disturbance report. During the investigation, police determined that Woodard had an outstanding warrant issued by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.
She was arrested on the spot and transported to city headquarters before being taken to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.
No additional details regarding the original charges from Florida were immediately available. The case remains under review.
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Key Points- Dakota Woodard, 28, arrested Tuesday night in Wilkes-Barre on a Florida warrant
- Officers discovered the active fugitive warrant during a disorderly conduct investigation
- Woodard was taken to Luzerne County Correctional Facility pending further action
- $3 million winning scratch-off ticket sold in Blair County
ALTOONA, PA — A Pennsylvania Lottery player is now a millionaire after purchasing a $3 million-winning Mega Bucks Scratch-Off ticket from a retailer in Blair County, officials announced Tuesday.
The winning ticket was sold at Sandy’s California Ave, located at 5915 California Avenue in Altoona. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the top-prize-winning ticket.
Mega Bucks is a $30 Scratch-Off game offering multiple prizes, including several top prizes of $3 million. The Pennsylvania Lottery reminded players that prizes on scratch-off games must be claimed within one year from the game’s posted end-sale date.
The Lottery does not know in advance where winning tickets will be sold, as all scratch-offs are distributed randomly. A prize is only officially linked to a store once the winning ticket is validated and claimed.
Winners are encouraged to sign the back of the ticket immediately and contact the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481 for instructions on how to claim. All prizes over $5,000 are subject to applicable taxes.
Details on game rules, prize structures, and odds can be found at palottery.com or through the official Lottery app.
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Key Points
- $3 million Mega Bucks Scratch-Off ticket sold at Sandy’s California Ave in Altoona
- Retailer receives $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket
- Scratch-Off prizes must be claimed within one year of game end-sale date
- $2 million jackpot ticket sold at GIANT Food Stores
READING, PA — A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Berks County is holding a ticket worth more than $2 million after matching all five numbers in the Cash 5 with Quick Cash drawing held Monday night.
The jackpot-winning ticket matched the numbers 5, 12, 19, 29, and 39 to win $2,019,939.50, less applicable withholding. It was sold at GIANT Food Stores, located at 4655 Perkiomen Avenue in Reading. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The prize marks one of the largest recent Cash 5 with Quick Cash wins in the state. More than 37,200 other tickets also won prizes in the same drawing.
The winning player has one year from the date of the drawing to claim the Cash 5 prize. Winners of any Quick Cash instant game included with the $2 ticket also have one year from the date of purchase to claim. The Pennsylvania Lottery advises holders of winning tickets to sign the back immediately and contact a Lottery office or call 1-800-692-7481 for further instructions.
In the Cash 5 game, players choose five numbers from a field of 1 to 43. To win the jackpot, all five numbers must match the ones drawn. Lower-tier prizes are awarded for matching two, three, or four numbers. Each Cash 5 with Quick Cash play also includes an instant-win component, offering players an additional chance to win $2 or $6 instantly.
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Key Points
- $2,019,939.50 winning Cash 5 ticket sold at GIANT in Reading, PA
- Winning numbers were 5, 12, 19, 29, and 39
- Prize must be claimed within one year; retailer receives $10,000 bonus
- Pennsylvania Powerball hot streak continues with $100K win
MIDDLETOWN, PA — A Powerball player in Wyoming County scored a $100,000 win in Monday night’s drawing after matching four white balls and the red Powerball with the added Power Play option, Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced.
The winning ticket was sold at Davan’s Delite, located at 1235 PA-29 North in Tunkhannock. The player matched the numbers 6, 16, 33, 40, and 62, with the Powerball number 2. The Power Play multiplier drawn was two, doubling the third-tier prize from $50,000 to $100,000.
Davan’s Delite will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Winners remain unidentified until prizes are claimed and tickets are validated. Powerball winners in Pennsylvania have one year from the date of the drawing to claim their prize. Tickets purchased in-store must be signed immediately, while online wins are automatically processed into the winner’s account.
In the same August 11 drawing, more than 36,000 Powerball tickets purchased in Pennsylvania won prizes, including over 7,600 with the Power Play feature and more than 5,000 with Double Play.
The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Wednesday night with an estimated jackpot of $526 million annuity or $241 million lump sum cash value.
Players are reminded to check their tickets and review prize claim instructions at palottery.com.
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Key Points
- A $100,000 Powerball ticket was sold at Davan’s Delite in Tunkhannock
- The winning ticket used the Power Play option to double the third-tier prize
- More than 36,000 other Powerball prizes were awarded in Pennsylvania for the drawing
- Maryland man accused of firing into woman’s car in Lancaster waives hearing
Lancaster, PA – A Maryland man accused of trying to shoot a woman to death as she sat in her car on a Lancaster city street has waived his preliminary hearing, allowing his case to move forward to county court.
David Terrell Porter Jr., 29, of Bowie, Maryland, is facing charges of attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment following a June 29 incident in the first block of Caroline Street.
According to police, the victim was sitting in the driver’s seat of her vehicle shortly after midnight when Porter allegedly approached and fired two rounds into the car. Both bullets struck the driver’s side, but the victim was not physically injured.
Porter waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Adam Witkonis on July 29. He remains held in Lancaster County Prison on $900,000 bail.
The charges were filed by Lancaster City Bureau of Police Officer Gunnar Royer. Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Ponessa will prosecute the case.
No motive or further details about the relationship between Porter and the victim have been disclosed publicly.
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Key Points- David Terrell Porter Jr. allegedly fired two rounds into a car with a woman inside on June 29 in Lancaster
- The woman was unharmed, though both rounds hit the driver’s side of the vehicle
- Porter waived his preliminary hearing and is being held on $900,000 bail
