Crime & Safety

OMG PD: Banned from Twitter, Trying to Steal $40k in Chips

Check out these unusual police stories from around eastern Pennsylvania.

By Nate Adams

Nude and Fighting at 5 a.m.:Β A naked 40-year-old woman who had entered a Northeast Bethlehem home uninvited would not leave, punching and kicking a police officer who tried to escort her out, according to court papers.Β Read the full story on Bethlehem Patch.

Not ExactlyΒ Ocean’s 11:Β A New York man who wasΒ reportedly losing at blackjack, isΒ facing three felony charges after heΒ allegedly stoleΒ $43,550 in gaming chips from Parx Casino.Β Read the story on Bensalem Patch.Β 

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Bad Place for a Highway Jog:Β A 25-year-old Allentown man running on Interstate 78Β has been charged with disorderly conduct, state police at Fogelsville said.Β Read the full story on Bethlehem Patch here.Β 

No More e-Stalking:Β A Pottstown woman has been banned by a judge from using the social-media site Twitter after she confessed to using it to stalk a county judge.Β Read the story on Pottstown Patch.

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About this column:Β OMGΒ PDΒ 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 atΒ nathana@patch.comΒ with questions about this column.

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