Crime & Safety

Man Punches Pregnant Woman in Stomach

Check out these unusual police stories from around eastern Pennsylvania.

By Nathan Adams

If You’re Going to Steak a Go-Kart, Don’t Crash It: A drunken Haverford man stole a John Deere Gator from Episcopal Academy and then crashed it into a tree, according to Newtown Township Police. 

Again, If You’re Going to Have Drugs on You, Don’t Fall Asleep: West Chester police arrested a 21-year-old West Chester man on DUI and narcotic charges after he was found asleep in his car, according to a report from the West Chester Police Department. 

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And, If You Can’t Have Sex, Don’t Wreck a Park: Police say a booze and drug-fueled rampage by a man who wanted to have sex with his girlfriend in Wilson Farm Park was behind $6,000 dollars worth of damage to newly-planted saplings last month.

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Not Funny, Just Sad: A homeless man punched a woman who is eight-months pregnant in the stomach, in the back of her head and on her arms Sunday night on Bethlehem’s South Side.

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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