Crime & Safety

Odd Crime in EPA: $200 in Egg Damage

Check out these unusual police stories from around Eastern Pennsylvania.

Egging Gone Wrong: Not that an egging really ever goes right, but odds are that the person who threw an egg at an Upper Macungie home didn’t intend to cause over $200 in damage. See how that happens here. 

“Suspicious” Man Not Really Suspicious: What appeared to be an attempted child luring on Tuesday was determined to be nothing more than a misunderstanding by Wednesday, according to Hatboro Police. See how a the misunderstanding took place here.

Criminals, Keep Your Cars in Order: A malfunctioning headlight led Colonial Regional Police to find a portable meth lab inside of a car an officer stopped along Route 512 in Hanover Township early Tuesday morning, according to court papers. Read the full story here.

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Pants Full of Fancy Booze: An employee at the Wine and Spirits store on Lancaster Avenue in Villanova reported that a bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne valued at $150 was stolen on September 30. According to the police report, surveillance video shows a man opening the box and placing the bottle of Champagne in his pants before leaving the store at around 11:50 a.m. The full story is 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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