Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker announced six arrests in a series of smash and grab lottery ticket thefts, including one at the Richdale Convenience Store on Smith Street in Marblehead last month.
In a press release, Tucker’s office said the suspects, alleged members of the Trinitarios gang, were arrested April 24 and indicted in 12 break-ins across Essex and Middlesex counties and southern New Hampshire that netted 50,000 in stolen lottery tickets from February through April.
The investigation was dubbed “Operation Smash and Cash.” The suspects are from Lynn, Revere and Methuen.
In Marblehead, police responded to Richdale’s at 3:45 a.m. on March 13 for an alarm call and noticed the front window had been smashed. A large container of scratch tickets had been taken.
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