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[font=Verdana,Sans-serif]'Lottery winner' causes riot at Ohio coat store[/font]
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Oct 14, 8:56 PM (ET)
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[font=Verdana,Sans-serif]COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Police say an Ohio woman being driven around in a limousine announced at a coat store she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases but ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax. Columbus police Lt. Michael Deakins says the woman announced Tuesday she'd spend $500 on everyone at a Burlington Coat Factory, prompting customers to gather at registers and call relatives.[/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif]When police arrived, 500 people filled the store and another 1,000 were outside.[/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif]Cashiers rang up sales before discovering the woman had no money. Angry customers grabbed clothes without paying.[/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif]The limo driver turned the woman in.[/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif]Police say she was arrested on three outstanding warrants but wasn't charged for the coat store chaos pending a mental health evaluation.[/font]
[font=Verdana,Sans-serif]A spokeswoman for the Burlington, N.J.-based coat store had no comment.[/font]
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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091015/D9BB76IG1.html