Winning scratch ticket could prove costly for North End man

By adamg on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 1:00pm

A man who celebrated winning $500 on a scratch ticket in the North End yesterday by jumping on the roof of somebody's car was arrested for allegedly damaging the roof - and for the marijuana officers who watched his victory dance found in his pocket, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Joseph Taglieri, 31, was arrested by officers on routine patrol on Prince Street last night:

[They] watched as Taglieri scratched a lottery ticket and screamed "YEEESSSSS!!!!!" One of the officers called out from their cruiser and asked how much he had won.

Taglieri, rhapsodic over his good fortune, didn't hear the officers. Instead, he bounded atop the hood and roof of a nearby parked car. That car, a 1994 Toyota Camry registered to a North End woman, sustained a large dent in the roof.

That was good enough to warrant arrest for malicious destruction of property - and a pat frisk - the DA's office says:

While being pat frisked, he allegedly stated, "I have weed on me." The officers did indeed find a sandwich bag about three-quarters full of a green, vegetal substance believed to be more than an ounce of marijuana.

Police seized the pot as evidence; Taglieri got his scratch ticket back. According to the DA's office, malicious destruction of property could mean a prison sentence or a fine of three times the cost of repairing the damage. The typical punishment for holding more than an ounce of marijuana for the first time is probation.

Innocent, etc.

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Comments

What a shame

By Kaz on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 1:28pm.

Too bad Whitey's not available to help this guy cash his ticket while he cools his heels in the slammer.

is there like a non-lethal Darwin award?

By anon on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 2:38pm.

I guess jumping on a car and getting snagged for possession is better than buying $500 more of scratch tickets!

Morons always win.

By North Beginner on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 3:28pm.

I Won! I have weed on me and there is a cop talking to me from his cruser. What do I feel like doing next? I know dance on a parked car roof. Why do only morons win?

What an idiot

By anon on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 3:30pm.

Does winning $500 on a scratch ticket really warrent jumping on top of a stranger's car? In the North End, no less. Shows the mentality of the people that buy these scratch tickets.

'Celebrating'

By plt3012 on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 4:09pm.

This reminds me of a comment by one veteran pro football player to a less experienced teamate (I can't recall the parties involved). In response to the younger players over the top celebration of a touchdown, the older player shared some wise advice: "Act like you've been there before."
This guy sounds like a real jerk.

I think the line was used....

By Michael Kerpan on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 4:24pm.

... in the rather nice (largely overlooked) movie The Longshots.

I won $500.00 on a scratch ticket!!!

By Brian Riccio on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 5:45pm.

I only had to spend about 5 grand on scratch tickets in the past 6 months to get that $500.00! What a maroon!