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Hartford, CT
Business
Prime Big Deal Days Return As Amazon Tightens Benefit Sharing Rules: What To Know
Amazon Prime's latest major promotion is promising millions of early holiday discounts just days after new restrictions on account sharing are set to begin. Prime Big Deal Days will begin at 3:01 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 7, Amazon announced in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Early offers are already live, including up to 50% off Samsonite travel gear, 40% off holiday décor and entertaining items, and fall clothing starting at $10. Amazon is promoting deals across toys, electronics, home goods, beauty, and seasonal décor. Members can also shop curated lists like the…
Matawan-Aberdeen, NJ
News
$322K! Lucky Lotto Ticket Sold At Matawan Gas Station
It was a terrific Thursday for a lottery player in Monmouth County. A ticket sold in Matawan matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Thursday, July 31, winning $322,396. The ticket was sold at a BP gas station on 1103 Route 34 in Matawan. The winning numbers were 02, 03, 33, 36 and 37.
Bel Air, MD
Business
Amazon Prime Members Get $1 Off Gas Nationwide In Time For July 4 — With A 35-Gallon Catch
Drivers with an Amazon Prime membership are about to score a major win at the pump. Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, Prime members can save $1 per gallon on one fill-up of up to 35 gallons at more than 7,500 BP, Amoco, and participating ampm gas stations across the country, Amazon confirmed in a new announcement. The limited-time deal runs Thursday, July 3, through Sunday, July 6, giving members a chance to beat the holiday traffic with deep discounts on gas. Even better? This isn't just a one-time deal. Prime members can also save 10 cents per gallon every day at those s…
Great Neck, NY
News
Hammer-Wielding Robber Nabbed In Valentine's Day Holdup At Great Neck Convenience Store: Police
A suspect is behind bars in connection with a Valentine’s Day hammer-point robbery at a Long Island gas station. Isaac Kodsi, age 37, of Lindenhurst, was arrested in connection with a robbery that occurred at the BP gas station on Cuttermill Road in Great Neck Plaza on Friday, Feb. 14. Kodsi entered the store at around 6:30 p.m., went behind the counter, and brandished a hammer while demanding the cashier open the register, police said. He allegedly fled the store with approximately $1,200 in cash. Following an investigation, Sixth Squad detectives identified Kodsi as the suspect and arres…
Central Islip, NY
Lifestyle
Feeling Lucky? $50K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Central Islip Convenience Store
A third prize-winning Powerball ticket was purchased on Long Island. The lucky ticket – promising a $50,000 payday – was sold in Central Islip, at the BP station located at 205 Lowell Avenue, for the Saturday, April 12, drawing, according to New York Lottery. Saturday’s winning Powerball numbers are: 16-22-44-45-53 and the Powerball is 19. Players can check their tickets on the New York Lottery website.
Southeast-Brewster, NY
Police & Fire
Two Gas Station Clerks Sold Alcohol To Minors In Brewster, Patterson:
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An underage drinking sting in Putnam County led to the arrests of two gas station clerks for illegally selling alcohol to a minor, police announced. The initiative took place on Tuesday, March 18, and involved compliance checks at 16 retail locations across the county, New York State Police said on Wednesday, March 19. During the operation, an underage operative went to buy alcohol at multiple businesses. At two locations, the sale was allegedly not denied, resulting in the following arrests: Alvin B. Bonilla, a clerk at the Mobil Gas Station at 2495 Carmel Ave. in Brewster; Catheri…
Greenburgh, NY
Lifestyle
Gas Station Jackpot: Lucky Player Snags $33K in Hartsdale
A quick stop at the gas station turned into a life-changing pit stop for one lucky lottery player in Westchester, who snagged a prize that’s sure to fuel plenty of celebrations. The top-prize-winning Take 5 ticket, which was worth $33,578, was sold for the Wednesday, Dec. 4, evening drawing at a Hartsdale gas station, New York Lottery officials announced. The business where the ticket was purchased was identified as the BP gas station at 74 South Central Ave. (Route 100). The winning numbers were 1 7 24 26 37. If you want to try your hand at the game, Take 5 drawing…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
Newly-Minted Millionaire! Little Ferry Man Claims $1 Million Lotto Prize Sold At NY Gas Station
A Bergen County resident is celebrating a life-changing windfall after claiming a $1 million prize from the New York Lottery sold over the summer. Paul Seo, Little Ferry, matched the first five numbers — 34, 55, 59, 65, and 70 — missing only the Mega Ball, which was 12. Seo opted for a lump sum payment, taking home $651,000 after required withholdings. Seo purchased the winning ticket from the Aug. 13 drawing at 741 Montauk Inc., a BP gas station located at 741 Montauk Highway in Shirley, NY. The New York Lottery reported that Mega Millions generated $441,182,494 in sales during the 2023-2…
Huntington, NY
Police & Fire
Gas Station Employee Attendant Of Forcibly Touching Girl In Huntington Station
An employee at a Long Island gas station is accused of forcibly touching a teenager. A 16-year-old girl walked into the BP gas station, located in Huntington Station at 233 Walt Whitman Road on Monday, Oct. 14 at approximately 10 p.m. when she engaged in conversation with a gas station attendant, according to Suffolk County Police. The employee then forcibly touched the girl two separate times. The victim left the gas station and reported the incident to the Suffolk County Police Department on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Following an investigation, detectives from the Secon…
Mansfield-Columbus, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Arrested Twice In 13 Days In Mansfield Township: Police
A man was arrested twice in 13 days last month in Mansfield Township for theft, authorities said. On Thursday, Aug. 15 at 11:53 a.m., police responded to a BP gas station on Route 57 after a man, Leiner Mera, stole money from the cash register, Mansfield Township police said in a release. Video provided to officers showed Mera leaning over the counter and removing $135 from the lottery register, police said. Mera was charged with theft, police said On Monday, Aug. 28, Mera was busted again after he walked into Donaldson Farms, pushed an employee against the wall and removed $2,142 fr…
Mastic-Shirley, NY
Lifestyle
Jackpot! $1M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Shirley Convenience Store
Feeling lucky? A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold at a Long Island convenience store. The second prize-winning ticket was purchased in Shirley, at the BP station located at 741 Montauk Highway, for the drawing held on Tuesday, Aug. 13, New York Lottery said. Tuesday’s winning Mega Millions numbers were 34-55-59-65-70 and the Mega Ball was 12. Players can check their ticket status on the New York Lottery website.
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Police & Fire
Drug Den On Wheels: Closter Officer Stops Driver With Wide Assortment, Police Say
A Closter police officer found what amounted to a drug den on wheels when he stopped a driver just before midnight. It was two minutes before the calendar turned to Thursday, April 18, when Officer Anthony Lofaro stopped 22-year-old Mexican national Rafael Guerrero Gonzalez at the BP station on Closter Dock Road just off Piermont Road, Capt. Vincent Aiello said. Lofaro immediately smelled pot, the captain said. Inside the car, Aiello said, the officer found: 100 packaged liquid THC pods; a bag of raw mushrooms; a bag of crack; joints; pot candy, mushroom candy, liquid mushrooms, marijuan…
Bowie, MD
Lifestyle
Secretive Lottery Winner Claims $50K Scratch-Off Prize In Maryland
An anonymous man from Prince George's County made the most of his "second-chance focus" and won a $50,000 Maryland Lottery prize, officials say. A man from Bowie who likes to rack up points from non-winning scratch-off tickets through the Lottery Rewards program hit the jackpot and won big after playing a Hot 7s Tripler ticket that he bought at a BP gas station in Lanham, turning $5 into a $50,000 cash windfall. Following the big win, the man said that he was excited, but added, "I like to keep it quiet ... That just scared the heck out of me." According to the lucky lotto player, he…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
SEE
Anything
? Detectives Seek Leads In Pair Of Tonnelle Avenue Gas Station Holdups
One Tonnelle Avenue gas station in North Bergen was robbed and another was the scene of a carjacking less than 24 hours and barely a half-mile apart, authorities said. It was shortly before 5:30 a.m. Easter Sunday when a gunman entered the Shell station on the northbound highway and pretended to be interested in a phone charger, police said. He then pulled a gun on the two middle-aged store clerks, had them get down on the floor, then took more than $2,000 in cash from the register, they said. The victims, who weren't injured, described the robber as dark-skinned, wearing a hooded jacket …
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
PA Man Wanted For Car Theft Caught After Pursuit In NJ: Police
A 31-year-old New Jersey man wanted out of Pennsylvania was arrested after he was found with a stolen car and then led officers on a foot pursuit over the weekend, police said. Robert Hollingsworth, who was charged in Easton, PA with car theft last year, became the center of an investigation in Fairfield (Essex County), NJ, on Saturday, March 30, when police were notified of a stolen green Kia Soul stolen out of Passaic three days prior, Fairfield police said in a release. Police found the Kia at a BP gas station on Route 46 east, parked, running, and unoccupied around 1 p.m., officers said…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
News
Winner
! Elmwood Park Powerball Player Scores $50K
A Powerball player in Bergen marched forth to more money on Monday, March 4. A ticket sold in Elmwood Park matched four numbers plus the red Powerball in the drawing held last night, winning $50,000. The ticket was sold at a BP gas station on Route 46 West. The winning numbers were 36, 42, 50, 52, 67 and the red Powerball was 26.
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Dad, Sons Busted By Mahwah PD For Selling THC Products To Minors At Route 17 Gas Station
A business owner and his two sons were busted by Mahwah police who said they found them selling THC products to underage teens at their Route 17 gas station. Undercover buys led to the discovery in plain view of 360 THC products during a raid at the BP station on the southbound highway just past the Route 202 interchange, Mahwah Police Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Police arrested the owners -- Murat Ozen, 54, of Paramus, and his sons, Selim Devia, 32, of East Rutherford and Muhammed Ozen, 24 of Paramus -- he said. All three were charged with multiple counts of possession with intent to dis…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Highway
Robbery
: Armed Duo Sought In Overnight Gas Station Holdup Spree In Bergen, Passaic
Two bandits robbed multiple gas stations in Bergen and Passaic counties at gunpoint shortly before dawn on Sunday, responders said. The BP on eastbound Route 3 in Clifton was held up at 5 a.m. Jan. 7. One of the robbers had a handgun, the attendant told police. Less than 10 minutes later a similar gunpoint robbery occurred at the Shell station on northbound Route 3 off the corner of Malcolm Avenue. The third holdup occurred shortly before 5:30 a.m. at a gas station on Route 46 in LIttle Ferry. Police believed the same bandits were involved. They fled in what witnesses said was a black Kia…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Jackpot! Hackensack Lotto Player Wins Big
A lottery player in Bergen County had a very happy Halloween. A ticket purchased in Hackensack matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Tuesday, Oct. 31, winning $494,247. The winning numbers were 16, 33, 35, 39, 44 and the XTRA number was: 02. The winning ticket was sold at a BP on Route 17.
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Powerball: Two Union County Lotto Players Win $50K
While they didn't win the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot, two lotto players in Union County had themselves a lucrative night in the drawing held on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The two players matched four of the white balls and the Power Ball, winning $50,000. The tickets were sold at 7-Eleven in North Plainfield and a BP gas station in Springfield. The winning numbers were: 22, 24, 40, 52, and 64. The Red Power Ball number was 10.
Massapequa, NY
News
Winner, Winner: Prize Lottery Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store
One person is over $10,000 richer after a winning ticket was sold at a Long Island convenience store, according to lottery officials. Are you the lucky winner? On Thursday, Sept. 7, the New York Lottery announced that a local gas station sold one prize-winning Take 5 Midday ticket in Valley Stream. The ticket, worth $18,474.50, was sold at the BP gas station, located at 1200 Rockaway Avenue. Its winning numbers were drawn in the Wednesday, Sept. 6 Take 5 Midday drawing. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one to 39. Drawings are televised twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Gam…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Seen Him? Westchester Man Steals From Gas Station, Police Say
Police in the Hudson Valley are asking for help in finding a Westchester man who they say stole from a gas station along with a woman. The theft happened in Putnam County on Saturday, May 20 around 4 a.m., when two suspects allegedly stole beer and water from a BP gas station in Brewster located at 876 Route 22, according to Brewster Police. The department is now searching for Balil Bashir, of Yonkers, who is estimated to be around 23 years old. Police described him as being a Pakistani man with black hair and brown eyes who weighs around 200 pounds. The department also a…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Gas Station Attendants Robbed: Hillside PD
Two gas station attendants at a BP in Hillside was robbed in the late afternoon on Wednesday, May 3, police said. Officers responded to 1400 Liberty Ave and spoke with an attendant who said a red vehicle with three to four occupants drove up and requested gas, police said. As the attendant was pumping gas, a man got out of the vehicle and pressed an object against the back of an attendant and told him not to move, police said. The suspect took an unknown amount of cash and then did the same to another attendant, police said. The suspect got back in his vehicle and fled the scene, police sai…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Armed Robber Who Stole Cash, Cigarettes From Long Island Business ID’d, Police Say
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man suspected in an early-morning armed robbery at a Long Island convenience store. The incident happened just before 2 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in Syosset at the BP station on South Oyster Bay Road, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives said a man walked into the store with his hand inside his pocket and threatened that he had a gun. He then demanded cash from the 23-year-old employee. The employee complied and gave the suspect an unknown amount of cash, along with multiple boxes of cigarettes, according to police. The employee w…
Hackensack, NJ
News
One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four Bergen Towns
Authorities charged an Essex County man with robbing three gas stations and two convenience stores in Bergen County at gunpoint – four of them in one night. Thomas Johnson, 30, of East Orange brandished a handgun while holding up two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than half an hour late last month, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Johnson did it again three nights later, robbing a 7-Eleven in Elmwood Park of $650 as two employees locked themselves in the bathroom and called police, the prosecutor said. T…
Paramus, NJ
News
Update
: Gunman Robs Gas Stations, 7-Eleven In Paramus, Fair Lawn, Mahwah In Under 30 Minutes
UPDATE: Law enforcement agencies in two states were sharing information in the search for a masked gunman who robbed two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than a half hour. The spree ended with back-to-back holdups of two gas stations on northbound Route 17 in Mahwah barely a couple of minutes from the Rockland County border. The robber entered the Valero station near Route 202 at 11:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, Mahwah Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. He “brandished a handgun at the staff at the register and demanded mone…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 17 On Christmas Eve
A pedestrian was struck and killed on Christmas Eve on Route 17 in Ramsey, responders said. Initial details were scant. What is known is that the male victim was struck around 8 p.m. in the left southbound lane of the highway outside a BP station. Police shut down the highway at Spring Street and initially summoned a medical chopper to land at the Ramsey Square shopping center on the opposite side of the highway. The bird was canceled a short time later, however. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital after being transported by ambulance. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Cri…
Paterson, NJ
News
SEE
Anything
? Armed Trio Commits Back-To-Back Route 3 Gas Station Robberies
Three robbers, at least one of them armed, robbed two Route 3 gas stations barely a half-mile apart, authorities said. It was around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, when the bandits pulled into the BP station on the westbound highway just past the River Road bridge in Clifton. They were in a BMW that had been reported stolen out of Lyndhurst, police said. One of the robbers threatened the attendant with a gun before they fled. The trio did the same thing moments later at the Exxon station just up the road, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. "They got about $200 combined, alo…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Three Busted During Underage Alcohol Sting Operation On Long Island, Police Say
Three people have been charged with selling alcohol to minors during an investigation into stores on Long Island. The sting effort, conducted by Riverhead Police and the Riverhead Community Awareness Program took place on Thursday, June 16, in an effort to reduce the sale of alcohol to underage children, the police department said. Those arrested and charged with unlawfully dealing with a child included : Chaudhry Afzal, age 56, of Riverhead, an employee of Sunoco 4123 Middle Country Rd., Calverton Recep-Can Karakoc, age 24, of Riverhead, an employee of Mobil 415 E. Main …
Jersey City, NJ
News
Update
: State Authorities Review Shooting Death Of Gunman By Jersey City Police Officer
New Jersey authorities are reviewing the killing of a man by a Jersey City police officer after a reported domestic violence shooting that left a female victim clinging to life. Uniformed officers responding to a 911 call just before midnight Wednesday were confronted by the armed suspect at the BP gas station at one of the city's most familiar intersections -- Communipaw and West Side avenues. "During the encounter, one Jersey City officer fired his service weapon, fatally wounding the man," Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said several hours later. "A firearm was rec…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man's BMW Stolen From Long Island Gas Station, Police Say
Police are asking for the public’s help after a man’s car was stolen from a Long Island gas station. It happened at around 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, at the BP station on South Oyster Bay Road in Syosset, Nassau County Police said. The 35-year-old victim told police he left his 2011 BMW running and unlocked while he ran inside the store, police said. Investigators later discovered that prior to the victim’s arrival, four men had arrived in two separate vehicles and lingered around the gas pumps. One was donning a black ski mask, police said. Once the victim entered the store, one of the…
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