Crime & Safety

OMG PD: Stolen Crosses, Nude Photos

Check out these unusual police stories from around Greater Philly.

"Water Company" Steals Jewels: Three unknown people, claiming to be water company employees, burglarized a Middletown Township residence recently, according to story from Media Patch. Check out the full story here.

Someone Did Some Shopping at Walmart: Two people were recently pick-pocketed while shopping at Walmart on the 400 block of S. State Road in Springfield Township, according to a story from Marple-Newtown Patch. Read the whole story here.

Police Can Rule Out Vampires: During the night of August 6 someone stole 47 crosses from the side yard of the rectory of the St. Francis Of Assisi Church in the 100 block of Saxer Avenue, according to a story from Springfield Patch. Read the full story here.

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Bad Breakup: A Jim Thorpe, PA man was sentenced to jail time last week after he pleaded guilty to posting nude pictures of a Lower Merion woman to a pair of pornographic websites, the Main Line Media News is reportingGet the story on Ardmore Patch here.

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

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