Crime & Safety

Odd Crime in EPA: 55 Bags of Crack in the Yard

Check out these unusual police stories from around Eastern Pennsylvania.

Not the Best Place for a Nap: Norristown police were dispatched to a restaurant where employees and patrons could not use the main entrance without having to step over a man who was sleeping there, say police. Read about it on Norristown Patch here. 

This is Why You Don’t Prank Text the Police Chief: An attempt to pull a prank on Radnor's police chief has a Wayne man facing charges of disorderly conduct and filing false reports, as the man texted the chief “the body has been disposed of now what do I do,” as part of a prank. Read the full story on Radnor Patch. 

That Seems Like a Lot of Crack: An Easton man is facing drug charges in Bethlehem after allegedly running and hiding from police while carrying 55 bags of crack cocaine. Read about it on Easton Patch here.

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No One Likes Pretzels as Much as This Perp: A Utz regional sales manager reported to Upper Macungie police that $976 worth of Utz products were stolen from a sales route, according to a release from Upper Macungie police. Read about it on Upper Macungie Patch here.

About this column: OMG PD reviews the surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported by Eastern Pennsylvania Patch sites over the last week. All people mentioned in these stories are innocent until proven guilty. Charges and arrests do not indicate guilt. Reach out to Nate at nathana@patch.com with questions about this column. 

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