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Stories from the Real World & Cyberspace
By Jeff Charboneau
Stories from the Real World & Cyberspace
By Jeff Charboneau
This month: Mom’s ashes stolen at Bingo
Urn Stolen at Bingo
A woman is hoping for the return of her mother’s ashes after the urn containing them was taken from her van in
Rochester, New Hampshire. According to the Boston Globe, Diane Bozzi said the urn was in a bag that she took
with her to Bingo games. Mother and daughter loved playing Bingo together. Before her mother died in 2002,
Bozzi promised her she would take some of her ashes with her to play Bingo. Her mother agreed, saying she
would bring Bozzi luck. Police said the urn was stolen while someone was targeting unlocked cars in the area. At
least three vehicles had items stolen from them.
It’s Time For Bingo!
If you won a massive lottery jackpot what would be the first thing you do? Pick out a new luxury car? Buy a house
in the country? Book the holiday of a lifetime? Well, to the latest Irish Lottery millionaire, reports BingoBabble.co.
uk, none of the above were interesting options. All she was concerned about was getting home in time to get to
Bingo. Kathleen McLaughlin, a 77-year-old great-grandmother from Moville in County Donegal, Ireland, traveled
to the National Lottery headquarters in Dublin to pick up a check for a massive US$3.5 million jackpot.
Accompanied by family, the modest retired homecare worker said, “When you get to my age, there’s not much you
need. But if I can get back in time I’ll go to Bingo tonight.”
Historic Bingo Hall Struggles
Historic King’s Bingo Hall, previously known as King’s Theatre and the Albert Theatre, has been on Trinity Street
in Gainsborough, UK, since the 1800s and has been used as a Bingo hall for over 50 years. Now, reports the
Gainsborough Standard, with dwindling customers in the face of adversity, it seems the hall has seen better
days—and they need help to keep going. Owner Roger Whitnall said that a number of factors are having an
adverse effect on business at King’s Bingo. “Without the support of Gainsborough residents, we won’t be here for
much longer,” he said. “There’s just a lack of customers and the whole town is struggling.” Opened as the Albert
Theatre by James Marshall in 1885, the building has seen many changes, becoming a Bingo hall in 1967.
Stealing Credit Cards
The Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Prosecutor’s office recently filed charges against a former nursing home worker for
taking credit cards from at least five elderly residents, then using them to play Bingo. The Cleveland woman was
reportedly arrested after a detective followed her the night before to an area church Bingo night, where she used
one of the stolen credit cards to purchase $140 worth of Bingo cards and supplies. The woman reportedly had
access to the residents’ rooms and had been employed at the nursing home for about 10 months at the time of
her arrest.
Urn Stolen at Bingo
A woman is hoping for the return of her mother’s ashes after the urn containing them was taken from her van in
Rochester, New Hampshire. According to the Boston Globe, Diane Bozzi said the urn was in a bag that she took
with her to Bingo games. Mother and daughter loved playing Bingo together. Before her mother died in 2002,
Bozzi promised her she would take some of her ashes with her to play Bingo. Her mother agreed, saying she
would bring Bozzi luck. Police said the urn was stolen while someone was targeting unlocked cars in the area. At
least three vehicles had items stolen from them.
It’s Time For Bingo!
If you won a massive lottery jackpot what would be the first thing you do? Pick out a new luxury car? Buy a house
in the country? Book the holiday of a lifetime? Well, to the latest Irish Lottery millionaire, reports BingoBabble.co.
uk, none of the above were interesting options. All she was concerned about was getting home in time to get to
Bingo. Kathleen McLaughlin, a 77-year-old great-grandmother from Moville in County Donegal, Ireland, traveled
to the National Lottery headquarters in Dublin to pick up a check for a massive US$3.5 million jackpot.
Accompanied by family, the modest retired homecare worker said, “When you get to my age, there’s not much you
need. But if I can get back in time I’ll go to Bingo tonight.”
Historic Bingo Hall Struggles
Historic King’s Bingo Hall, previously known as King’s Theatre and the Albert Theatre, has been on Trinity Street
in Gainsborough, UK, since the 1800s and has been used as a Bingo hall for over 50 years. Now, reports the
Gainsborough Standard, with dwindling customers in the face of adversity, it seems the hall has seen better
days—and they need help to keep going. Owner Roger Whitnall said that a number of factors are having an
adverse effect on business at King’s Bingo. “Without the support of Gainsborough residents, we won’t be here for
much longer,” he said. “There’s just a lack of customers and the whole town is struggling.” Opened as the Albert
Theatre by James Marshall in 1885, the building has seen many changes, becoming a Bingo hall in 1967.
Stealing Credit Cards
The Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Prosecutor’s office recently filed charges against a former nursing home worker for
taking credit cards from at least five elderly residents, then using them to play Bingo. The Cleveland woman was
reportedly arrested after a detective followed her the night before to an area church Bingo night, where she used
one of the stolen credit cards to purchase $140 worth of Bingo cards and supplies. The woman reportedly had
access to the residents’ rooms and had been employed at the nursing home for about 10 months at the time of
her arrest.