Crime & Safety

50 Bags of Weed Found on Alleged Shoplifter

Check out these unusual police stories from around eastern Pennsylvania.

Leave the Car, Take the Catalytic Convertor: A thief stole a vehicle emissions control device from a car parked at the Hatboro train station, according to Hatboro Police. 

Not the Best Way to Make Bail:An Easton woman tried to come up with bail money for her jailed husband by committing a burglary in Upper Mount Bethel with her brother-in-law, according to state police.

If You Are Going to Drive Drunk, Don’t Crash Into the Cops: Police arrested a Chester Springs man on DUI charges after he crashed his car into a police vehicle in West Chester, according to a report from the police department.

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That Seems Like 49 Bags Too Many: Police found 50 baggies of marijuana on a man after he was arrested for allegedly trying to steal a pair of shoes from the Kohl's in the Andorra Shopping Center on Nov. 5.

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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