A local gas station was recently the site of a lottery theft to the sum of hundreds of dollars in lottery tickets.
On September 4, 2025 at approximately 5:20 p.m. a adult male entered the Petro-Canada store on Division Street to purchase lottery tickets.
The suspect asked the clerk for an item involving lottery tickets, but when the clerk said they were on the back wall, he stated there was none.
When the clerk walked back to the area to refill the item. She thought the suspect was behind her, but in the video the suspect quickly went behind the counter and snatched an envelope containing approximately $600 worth of lottery tickets. He then slips the envelope under his shirt and leaves the story stating, “have a good day. Thank you very much – I’ll be on my way.”
The man got into the passenger side of a black SUV that had no front license plate.
The suspect is a bald man who was wearing a black t-shirt.
A similar incident happened on August 22, 2025 in Puslinch south of Guelph.
Ontario Provincial Police stated a man entered the gas station and stole several lottery tickets around 2 p.m.
The suspect walked into the store and bought a lottery ticket. Surveillance video showed the man leaning over the counter while the employee was distracted and sliding open a display case to steal a fistful of scratch lottery tickets.
The same person may have been involved in the two thefts.
Today’s Northumberland was told, but cannot confirm a second theft also took place in the Cobourg area.
As of September 13, 2025, Cobourg Police have yet to release any information on the theft.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/lottery-tickets-stolen-from-puslinch-gas-station/
Author: Pete Fisher
Has been a photojournalist for over 30-years and have been honoured to win numerous awards for photography and writing over the years. Best selling author for the book Highway of Heroes - True Patriot Love
