Glen Burnie Traffic Manager Wins $50K Lottery Ticket (2024)

CUMBERLAND, MD — Early Tuesday morning, Cumberland Police apprehended two individuals, Scott Tyler Levine and Brittany Alice Loscig, for trespassing at a residence deemed unfit for human habitation. The incident occurred around 6:52 AM in the 400 block of Baltimore Avenue.

Officers, responding to a trespassing report, found Levine, 37, and Loscig, 26, on the property. Both had previously been warned not to enter or occupy the premises as it had been officially declared unfit by the City of Cumberland.

Following their arrest, both Levine and Loscig were issued criminal citations and subsequently released on scene. They are scheduled to appear for trial at the Allegany County District Court. The date of the trial is pending.

BRONX, NY — Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark has announced the indictment of a Manhattan man, Frank Blackshear, on charges including Grand Larceny and Falsifying Business Records. Blackshear is accused of deceitfully taking ownership of his wife’s grandfather's home while the elderly man was residing in a nursing home.

The 89-year-old victim, Milton Roberts, who is now 91, was placed in Kings Harbor MultiCare Facility in August 2022 due to health issues. During his stay there, Blackshear allegedly manipulated legal documents to transfer ownership of Roberts' home at 331 Taylor Avenue in the Soundview section of the Bronx, valued at $698,000, to himself under the guise of the Blackshear Living Trust.

District Attorney Clark expressed her disdain for the actions, noting Blackshear’s exploitation of a vulnerable family member. "The defendant allegedly preyed upon a vulnerable member of our community... This selfish and cruel act will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law," she stated.

Blackshear was arraigned before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Zimmerman and faces charges including second-degree Grand Larceny and first-degree Offering a False Instrument for Filing. Despite the serious nature of the allegations, he was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to return to court on October 15, 2024.

BURTONSVILLE, MD — A retired school administrator from Burtonsville has struck it lucky with a $50,000 top prize from the Joker’s Wild scratch-off lottery ticket. Having retired a few years ago, she had taken up part-time work to supplement her retirement income and carefully managed her finances, including setting aside a small weekly budget for her favorite lottery scratch-offs.

Her routine purchase at the Giant store on 12028 Cherry Hill Road in Silver Spring led to the surprising win. The winner bought the ticket and only remembered to check it hours later while at work. Using the Maryland Lottery app, she scanned the QR code and received a message to visit a retailer. After scratching off the entire ticket, she discovered her match and the $50,000 prize.

The winnings will significantly ease her financial planning, allowing her to pay off debts and focus on savings and charitable contributions. She expressed plans to travel to Europe and visit her adopted family in Kenya. Besides her lottery hobby, she volunteers at her local church and crafts gifts.

The store that sold the winning ticket will receive a $500 bonus from the Maryland Lottery. Despite this win, the Joker’s Wild game still offers six remaining top prizes and over 830,000 smaller prizes, ranging from $5 to $5,000, since its release on July 22.