Crime & Safety

EPA OMG PD: Child Porn Charges, 40lb of Drug Candy

Check out these unusual police stories from around eastern Pennsylvania.

Child Porn Added to Rape Charges: A Middletown man indicted in April on charges of sexually abusing four children in the '80s had child pornography chargers added to his case, according to a report from Marple-Newtown Patch. Read the full story here. 

Someone’s Halloween Got Ruined: More than 40 pounds of drug-laced candy have been seized at an apartment on the West Chester University campus, according to a story on West Chester Patch. Read the story here. 

Maybe It’s Time to Stop Driving So Much: Whitemarsh Police arrested a 57-year-old Amber man after he allegedly crashed into two parked vehicles last Tuesday, giving the man his fourth DUI arrest in six months, according to a story on Plymouth-Whitemarsh Patch. Read the full account here.

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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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