Soldier Returns A Winning Lottery Ticket
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BAY SHORE – An American soldier and his girlfriend found a winning lottery ticket on the ground at a convenience store Monday and turned it in to police, who were able to find its owner – a $2,500 winner with no idea her lucky ticket was missing.
Sergeant Edward Boniberger and Marnie Hall found the ticket in a plastic case at a 7-Eleven store, Suffolk County Police said. They tried to find the woman who had signed it, but when they couldn’t, they took it to a police station.
Detectives then located Mary Ann Doerrbecker, who hadn’t realized she had dropped the ticket, according to a Suffolk County detective sergeant, Thomas Groneman.
“She was shocked,” Detective Groneman said. Ms. Doerrbecker met the couple at the Third Precinct and offered them a reward, which they declined.
“He said, ‘Absolutely not,'” Detective Groneman said.
