Crime & Safety

OMG PD: Air Conditioner Catches Fire

Check out these unusual police stories from around Greater Philadelphia.

Make Your Own Heatwave Joke Here: According to a report from Media Patch, police and fire officials had to be called to a house when an air conditioner caused a fire in a Delaware county home. You know its getting unbearably hot when air conditioners are catching fire. Read the full story here.

Inter-Office Beef: According to a report from Bala Cynwyd Patch, police responded to an incident in which two Wawa employees got into fight outside of their store. Read the full story here. 

Hunting the Predators: A story on Radnor Patch explains why two grown men were posing as a 15-year-old girl on the Internet, and why it isn't nearly as creepy as it sounds. Check it out here. 

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Money Can't Buy Life, but it Can Buy Bob Marley CDs: According to Marple-Newtown Patch, police recently responded to theft at an area Starbucks in which a man stole five CDs from the coffee shop. He reportedly took three albums by The Band and two albums from Bob Marley, despite the fact that no one needs more than one Bob Marley CD. Read the full story here.


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