FORT LITTLETON- A man who was the initial suspect in a string of lottery thefts from a Fulton County gas station has finally been arraigned following a multi-month investigation. Andrew James Grubb was arraigned on Wednesday afternoon by MDJ Devin Horne, failing to post bail of $100,000. He has since been charged with felony theft by unlawful taking, felony receiving stolen property, and felony retail theft of over $1,000. He remains lodged at the Bedford County Prison on agreement with Fulton County.
Pennsylvania State Police were called to the 522 Pit Stop in Fort Littleton, Dublin Township, on August 11th for a report of suspicious activity regarding lottery sales at the location. A PA Lottery Commission investigator had already begun to investigate, with PSP now being contacted after they noticed a huge spike in lottery sales that started in June. They came to believe, they say, that Andrew Grubb, a former employee who quit only four days prior to PSP’s call, had stolen about $15,000 in lottery tickets from the store. Grubb, PSP say, quit “because the owner’s son brought it up to him about the stolen tickets. Grubb knew they suspected him.”
PSP say it was believed that Grubb had stolen FastPlay tickets, printing the tickets from the lottery machine without actually putting money in the drawer or paying for them in any other way. The manager would also alert PSP to surveillance footage they say showed Grubb stealing tickets. Additionally, a significant other of Grubb was allegedly seen at another service station attempting to scan for winning tickets.
PSP say they spoke to numerous people who’s names are being omitted due to NONE of them facing charges at this time relating to this incident. During those interviews, PSP say one woman told them she only got four total tickets from Grubb after paying him, but three of the four were winners totaling $160. When pressed on why she purchased the tickets from Grubb and not the store as well as winning big on 3/4 tickets, she allegedly said to the first that “they did that all the time at the store.”
PSP say that during the time that Grubb worked in July and August, sales of lottery tickets spiked. That included dates like July 22nd, which they say saw $2 in lottery tickets. A short time later on August 6th, that daily sales total rose to $12,405 before dropping to $1 on August 7th. Additionally, Troopers say that other questions arose as to whether lottery machines could be accessed by other employees or questionable actions by Grubb seen on video.
Grubb was interviewed by PSP Troopers over the phone, with him allegedly admitting to stealing 3 tickets where he would print the tickets and then put the money that he owed for the tickets back in the register after he won. Of those three tickets, PSP say Grubb told them he won $900 on two and $90 on the second. After questioning him on his luck, PSP say Grubb told them that there was one day “there was so much money from customer sales of lottery tickets that it didn’t fit in the register. He then had to put the rest of the money in a cardboard box under the register.”
Grubb would be interviewed over the phone one more time, with PSP asking about a possible gambling addiction and if he had actually stolen more. During this line of questioning, PSP say that Grubb admitted to taking at least $7,000 worth of lottery tickets and that “it could have been between $8,000 and $9,000 worth of tickets.”
Per charging documents (PA Police Criminal Complaint), Grubb is accused of stealing $47,000 in total worth of lottery tickets. That number may have been the final determination from PA Lottery Investigators, as their reports are not made public.
Andrew Grubb remains lodged at the Bedford County Jail after failing to post bail of $100,000.
Sources: Docket Number: MJ-39401-CR-0000050-2025, Incident No.: PA 2025-987053
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