4 charged with stealing Colorado Lottery scratch tickets worth $150k

Four people were indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing and redeeming hundreds of Colorado Lottery scratch tickets worth more than from stores across the state the Colorado Attorney General s Office reported Monday Richard McBee Adam Pacheco Tawny McCurry and David Goetken were indicted on suspicion of felony theft after prosecutors say they stole lottery tickets across the state between August and November The scheme involved McBee targeting gas stations and convenience stores with only one employee and using an accomplice to lure the clerk away from the counter by purchasing propane tanks claiming a credit card was stuck in a pump or spilling gas Related Articles As federal ruling body becomes more unpredictable hikers may look to the state to maintain trails Trails on Colorado fourteeners are about to get upgrades Colorado Powerball lottery players won millions in March Colorado promotes awareness about gambling addiction as bettors prepare for March Madness McBee would then sneak behind the counter steal dozens of tickets at a time and redeem them at different stores hours later sharing the profits with Pacheco McCurry and Goetken Investigators tracked at least thefts to stores in Denver Aurora Arvada Wheat Ridge Lakewood Englewood Greenwood Village Westminster Commerce City Thornton Henderson Broomfield Boulder Erie Longmont Firestone Dacono Berthoud Johnstown Colorado Springs Monument Golden Evergreen Conifer Ca on City Idaho Springs Avon and Glenwood Springs according to court records McBee is charged with four counts of theft while Pacheco McCurry and Goetken are each charged with one count of theft all felonies Their next court dates were not available Monday Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day