Crime & Safety

OMG PD: Parking Lot Romance Leads to Weapons Charges

This week's stories include a parking lot romance between two men leading to weapons charges, a man heading to prison for his PCP-fueled would-be crime spree and a sneaky elderly woman being charged with DUI.

Parking Lot Romance Leads to Weapons Charge: According to a report in the Lansdale Patch, a Quakertown man is facing weapons charges after an incident in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn in Towamencin.

The report states that police were initially investigating a suspicious occupied vehicle in the rear parking lot, when they discovered two men allegedly engaged in a sexual activity. Later, a search of the vehicle uncovered a concealed weapon in the console. Read the full story here.

Man Loses Gun During PCP-Fueled Crime Spree: According to a report in the Norristown Patch, a 21-year-old Philadelphia man testified that he was high on PCP the night he made several violent, but unsuccessful, robbery attempts in West Norriton and Norristown in August of 2012. 

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Included in his misteps was dropping his gun during a robbery attempt, which was immediately picked up by two unidentified males who then fled on foot. Read the full story here.

Elderly Woman Charged with DUI After Surprising Husband with Second Set of Keys: According to a report in the Plymouth-Whitemarsh Patch, a 72-year-old woman was charged with DUI after her husband allegedly placed her in their vehicle to sleep, not knowing that she had a second set of keys. The woman reported had a blood-alcohol content of .150 at the time of her arrest. Read the full story here.

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See also:

OMG PD: DUI Suspect Cops to Pot in Pants

OMG PD: Elderly Man Questioned After Joyriding Shopping Cart

OMG PD: Dopes Bring Dope to Prison

OMG PD: Botched Robberies and Bodily Fluids


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