Crime & Safety

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

Check out these unusual police stories from around eastern Pennsylvania.

Nude and Fighting at 5 a.m.: 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. Read the full story on Bethlehem Patch.

Not Exactly Ocean’s 11: A New York man who was reportedly losing at blackjack, is facing three felony charges after he allegedly stole $43,550 in gaming chips from Parx Casino. Read the story on Bensalem Patch. 

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

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No More e-Stalking: 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. Read the story on Pottstown Patch.

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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