Stolen San Diego Lottery Tickets Cashed In Riverside County

FALLBROOK, CA -- Authorities this week asked the public for help in finding three suspects who stole $3,000 worth of lottery tickets in Fallbrook before cashing them in in Riverside County. They might live in Temecula, said the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

The theft happened around 1:30 a.m. Jan. 19 when three masked suspects broke into M&M Liquor in Fallbrook, authorities said.

After the break-in, the suspects traveled up Interstate 15 and visited seven different stores in Norco and Corona to cash in the tickets. A surveillance photo of them was released while they were at the Stater Bros. in Corona, authorities said.

They were last seen at the 76 gas station next to the Temecula mall, leaving authorities to believe they live in the Southwest Riverside area.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact San Diego County Sheriff’s Detective Ashkar at 760-451-3100.

--Photo via San Diego County Sheriff’s Department