Alleged Archer Burglars Top Weird Crime News

Each week, Patch combs through the more shocking, surprising and often absurd alleged criminal acts and police-related incidents that unfold around the region. Here’s what went on in the last week for OMG PD.

Memo to everyone—It's not 1950 any more: A Volvo was stolen out of a driveway in Moorestown—and, surprise, it had been left unlocked with the keys unsecured nearby, police said. While officers found it in Trenton later, the message from police was clear: Lock your car already. "Bad guys will look for an unlocked vehicle rather than go to the trouble of breaking into a car," said Lt. Lee Lieber. "We can avoid the majority of these thefts if people lock their vehicles."

Brother act: Heimous Josiah, of Levittown, PA, tried to throw off Palmyra officers who pulled him over for riding his motorcycle without a helmet, police said, by using his brother's name. That might've worked, had his brother not had a handful of active warrants. Police not only charged Josiah with obstruction, but they arrested his brother, Justin Josiah Jr., when he came to pick up the bike.

Six get stung: It's been a tough year to be an alleged prostitute in Cherry Hill—first, cops busted an alleged in-home brothel, and now, police say they're going after people using online escort listings to actually provide salacious services. To that end, theyannounced the arrests of four alleged hookers and two alleged johns in a sting run jointly with the FBI and Mount Laurel Police aimed at reducing prostitution locally.

That's not how you train for the Hunger Games: Two boys from Maple Shade hid out in the Dick's Sporting Goods in Mount Laurel, intending to burglarize the place after hours, police said, but went from burglars to archers, firing arrows into displays and breaking into an ammunition cabinet. In the process, they tripped an alarm and were caught inside the store.

Junker patrol: If you're a Haddon Township resident, don't leave that beater up on blocks in the driveway—it could cost you $1,000 every day, plus jail time. No, really—police announced the crackdown on junkers left out in the open, notifying residents there's a 10-day limit on unregistered, inoperable or dismantled cars left outside. Stick it in the garage or risk paying the price.