Who Would Steal A California Lotto Ticket Machine?
Just who would nab a California Lotto machine? According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, that would be three guys from Bakersfield late at night. Sheriff’s officials said on July 8 at approximately 4:22 a.m., deputies responded to the Super Mercado La Mina located at 2800 River Boulevard in Bakersfield for a burglary investigation. Upon arrival, deputies discovered unknown subjects had forced entry into the store and had taken a California Lottery ticket machine. Around a half an hour later at 4:55 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers stopped a black truck for vehicle code violations, officials said. The occupants were identified as Philip Perry Sr., 51; Scott Thompson, 41; and James Provo II, 25. Based on items found in the truck (Sheriff’s officials didn’t say what was found) all three men were detained as possible suspects in the burglary. After viewing security video footage from the business, deputies determined that the black truck and the three men matched the vehic
