18 at New Jersey Police Dept. Share Jackpot
The cops were smiling Friday in this northern New Jersey suburb after 18 department members won a $27.9-million lottery jackpot.
Police Chief Howard Shaw, himself a winner, said 16 officers, one dispatcher and a secretary, out of a total force of 28, each chipped in $5 for the Thursday night drawing. That works out to approximately $1.5 million per person, or about $70,000 a year before taxes for the next 20 years, he said.
New Jersey Lottery officials could not confirm the department’s announcement because they hadn’t seen the ticket, but did say one winning ticket was sold.
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