Crime & Safety

EPA OMG PD: Stolen Stone Roosters, Taking 'The Matrix'

Check out these unusual police stories from around Eastern Pennsylvania.

By Nate Adams

Film Buff, Film Thief: A man tried to steal The Matrix Trilogy and the werewolves versus vampire epic “Underworld” from a woman in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia on Oct. 23, police said. Read the full story here.

Someone’s Stealing Rock-Hard Roosters: A man has been arrested after admitting to stealing decorative stone roosters from Chanticleer, the pleasure garden in Wayne. Read the full story here.

Love is Broke: Upper Macungie Police say an Allentown man stole his mother's wedding and engagement rings and pawned them. Read the full story here.

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$8k in Stolen Jewelry: Almost $8,000 in jewelry was stolen from a home in the 800 block of Grakyn Lane on Oct. 17, police said. To add insult to injury, police only found out about the theft while investigating a different theft incident. Read the full story here.

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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