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South Jersey women charged after bingo cheating attempt allegation

Police in New Jersey say a church bingo night went awry when it was discovered that two players had taped a called number onto their card in order to claim a bingo win.

A bingo sign is pictured outside the Fire Company No. 1 building in Bridgeport on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. TIM TAI / Staff Photographer
A bingo sign is pictured outside the Fire Company No. 1 building in Bridgeport on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. TIM TAI / Staff PhotographerRead moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer

RUNNEMEDE, N.J. — Police in New Jersey say a church bingo night went awry after an allegation that two players had taped a called number onto their card to claim a bingo win.

Investigators say 71-year-old Teresa Davis and 38-year-old Keasha Brockington said they had the winning card carrying a prize of nearly $200 Thursday at Saint Maria Goretti Church Hall, but a church volunteer noticed that one of the winning numbers had been taped over the number on the card.

The Camden residents were charged with improper behavior under a borough ordinance. A parish official says it's the first issue in 20-plus years of bingo games at the church.

It wasn’t clear whether they had attorneys. A message left for Davis wasn’t immediately returned; a working number for Brockington couldn’t be found.