Belleville Man Says $30K Cash, Winning Lottery Ticket Stolen From Home Safe

BELLEVILLE, NJ — A Belleville man told police that up to $30,000 in cash and a winning lottery ticket may have been stolen from a safe in his Heckel Street home last month, authorities say.

According to the Belleville Police Department, the resident told officers that he came home around 12:15 a.m. on Oct. 23 to find his bedroom window open, damage to the window screen and clothing in the area in disarray.

Soon afterwards, the victim found that a safe in his home had been pried open and multiple envelopes containing between $25,000 and $30,000 in cash and a winning, $500 lottery ticket were missing, police said.

Belleville police are conducting an investigation.

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