Columbus Cops to Share $1M Powerball Winnings

A group of Columbus (Ohio) Police Department officers went in on a Powerball ticket and won $1 million in the state's lottery.

November 29, 2012

A group of Columbus (Ohio) Police Department officers went in on a Powerball ticket and won $1 million in the state's lottery.

Most of the 20 or so officers work either in the department's forgery or auto theft unit, according to department spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner.

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