The urge to quickly cash in winning lottery tickets allegedly taken when they broke into a home proved to be the downfall of two burglars.
Those tickets, along with good detective work, resulted in the arrest of two suspects in a Salem County home burglary that was captured on video, according to New Jersey State Police.
NJ.com reports that Eric Gilch, 28, of Blackwood and Joshua Robinson, 32, of Deptford have both been charged in connection with the April 12 break-in.
Authorities say it was because one of the suspects cashed in some of the stolen tickets — worth a total of just $6 — at a liquor store just 45 minutes after allegedly taking part in the burglary, that helped investigators quickly track down the pair.