Weird Pennsylvania

Corona Trailer Loaded With Beer Is Stolen

AP | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Video, Beer Theft, Dumb Crime, Weird Pennsylvania, Corona Beer Stolen, Cinco De Mayo, Corona Beer, Drinko De Mayo, Crime News

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Somebody is a few thousand limes away from one big party. Police in central Pennsylvania are searching for a missing beer trailer lo...

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Impressive Package -- Police Say They Found Lots Of Drugs Tied To Man's Penis

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Video, Dumb Crime, Penis, Weird Pennsylvania, Drugs Tied to Penis, 89 Bags of Heroin Tied to Penis, Pennsylvania Crime, Man Ties Drugs to Penis, 89 Bags, Anatomical Wonders, Slidepollajax, Ray Woods, Weird News News

This alleged drug dealer kept his package in an unexpected place. When cops searched 23-year-old Ray Woods after a traffic stop in Folcroft, Pa. la...

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600-Pound Man Cut From Home During Medical Emergency

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Upper Burrell Township, Video, 600 Pound Man Cut From His Home, Pennsylvania, Weird Photos & Videos, Weird Pennsylvania, 600 Pound Man, Wpxi, Weird News News

Firefighters used chainsaws, Hazmat suits and a flatbed truck to cut and haul out a 600-pound man from his Pennsylvania home. The unidentified obes...

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WATCH: Crows Invade Pennsylvania Town

Posted 02.14.2012

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Thousands of crows have descended on a small Pennsylvania college town, disrupting life for students and residents who have had to deal with relentles...

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Topless Woman Stops Cars, Slaps Stranger

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Video, Monongahela Pennsylvania, Weird Pennsylvania, Naked Woman Stops Traffic, Topless Woman, Topless Woman Monongahela, Topless Woman Stops Traffic, Shirtless Woman Stops Traffic, Weird News News

Who needs a traffic light or stop sign when a topless woman walks down the street? Traffic came to a halt on Monday in Monongahela, Pa. around 3 p....

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Things Not To Post On Facebook: Photos Of Stuff You Stole

AP | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Isaiah Cutler, Video, Facebook Burglary Pittsburgh, Dumb Crime, Weird Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Crime, Oversharing, Pittsburgh Crime, Oversharer, Facebook, Facebook Burgarly, Pittsburgh, Facebook Crime, Crime News

PITTSBURGH -- An 18-year-old Pittsburgh man is accused of burglarizing a market with three teens, then posted pictures on his Facebook page showing th...

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Poetic Justice: Rhyming Judge Pens Insurance Fraud Opinion

AP | By MARC LEVY | Posted 12.22.2011

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HARRISBURG, Pa. -- This judge's rulings, for better or worse, are poetic justice because they're in verse. A state Supreme Court justice known for op...

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Valuable Gold Coin Appears In Pa. Donation Kettle

AP | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Weird Pennsylvania, Video, Gettysburg, Valuable Coins, Salvation Army Kettle, Gettysburg Salvation Army, Kruggerand, Gold Coin Donation, Weird News News

GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Someone has dropped a rare coin worth about $1,700 into a Salvation Army kettle in central Pennsylvania. Again. The valuable curre...

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Man Picks Fight With Grandma's Dog: Police

AP | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Video, Nicholas Wooddell, Pennsylvania, Weird Pennsylvania, Aliquippa, Animal Abuse, Pennsylvania Crime, Man Punches Dog, Man Picks Fight With Grandma's Dog, Man Picks Fight With Dog, Crime News

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (Associated Press / The Huffington Post) -- A western Pennsylvania man has been cited for animal cruelty and other crimes because polic...

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'Chucky' Star, 'Walking Dead' Join Bloodbath At Eerie Horror Film Festival

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.31.2011

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ERIE, Pa. -- Economic protesters were sidelined in downtown Erie last weekend, when ghosts and ghouls occupied the city's famed Warner Theatre. No, th...

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It's Halloween Time At Lohr Haunted Manor In 'Eerie,' Pa.

David Lohr | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Video, Weird News, David Lohr, Zombies, Crime News, Crime, Haunted House, Slidepollajax, Halloween, Weird Pennsylvania, Weird News News

Eerie Pa. -- Halloween! Yes, it's that time of the year and once again this mild-mannered crime writer's Northwest Pennsylvania home is bewitched by s...

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It's Great To Live In A Haunted House (If You Can Turn It Into A Business)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 12.20.2011

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Imagine buying a property, spending thousands to refurbish it and get it up to code, only to find out it's haunted. That's bad news for most of us,...

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Brothers Allegedly Stole A Bridge -- Yes, A Bridge

AP | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Weird Pennsylvania, Brothers Stole Bridge, Alexander Williams Jones, Pennsylvania Crime, Covert's Crossing Bridge, Pennsylvania-Bridge-Stolen, Benjamin Arthur Jones, New Castle Pennsylvania, Weird News News

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Two brothers have been charged with stealing a western Pennsylvania bridge and selling the 15 1/2 tons of scrap metal for more...

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Police: W. Pa. Robber Prayed With Disabled Victim

AP | Posted 12.06.2011

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NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Police say a man stopped to pray while robbed a woman in a wheelchair after breaking into her western Pennsylvania home. Thirty-tw...

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WATCH: It'll Grow On You: The National Beard And Moustache Championships

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Bearding, Video, Phil Olsen, Weird Pennsylvania, Beard and Moustache Championships, John Myatt, Jeffrey Moustache, Beard Championships, Slidepollajax, Weird News News

Regardless of what happens in Lancaster, Pa., this weekend, things are guaranteed to get pretty hairy. The city is the site of the Second Annual Na...

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Boy Pulls Out Teeth After Dad Delayed Making Dental Appointment

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Dumb Criminals, Weird Pennsylvania, Dad Won't Take Son to Dentist, Easton-Pennsylvania, Francisco Torres, Boy Pulls Out Teeth, Bad Parenting, Weird News News

EASTON, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment after his teenage son tried to pull out his own teeth because he hadn't ...

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She Took Walmart To Court -- Over 2 Cents

Posted 11.30.2011

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For Mary Bach, 2 cents isn't chump change. The Pennsylvania woman took Walmart to court over a two-penny discrepancy on her receipt -- and won. ...

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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed . . . And Something Stolen From A Utility Pole

Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Wedding, Pennsylvania, Weird Pennsylvania, Copper Wire, Copper, Copper Theft, Joseph Russell, Newlywed, North Sewickley Township, Newlyweds Steal Copper, Newlyweds, Fund Wedding, April Cater, Couple Steals Copper, Pay for Wedding, Weird News News

If gold is for a 50th wedding anniversary and silver is for a 25th, then copper is for the wedding day itself. At least that's the case for a brid...

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Thief Returns Stolen Truck, Leaves Apology Note

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.07.2011

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ERIE, PA. -- Authorities in southeastern Pennsylvania are investigating a series of burglaries, including the theft of a pick-up truck that was later ...

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Snake In A Car Bites Man

AP | Posted 10.18.2011

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DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. -- Police say a Pennsylvania man picked up more than he bargained for at a yard sale. Ott says the snake likely slithered into a mi...

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America's First Elephant Sperm Bank Set To Open

AP | Posted 10.08.2011

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PITTSBURGH — Zoo officials trying to establish North America's first elephant sperm bank have been slowed by bureaucratic hurdles but hope South...

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911 Dispatchers Prep For Batman-Fueled Calls

AP | Posted 10.03.2011

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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Emergency dispatchers in Pittsburgh are preparing to take calls from residents who may be unprepared for fake gun shots, explosions...

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They Don't Play To Win: Lottery Ticket Collectors Eye Keepsakes, Not Money

AP | By KATHY MATHESON | Posted 09.29.2011

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Among the mountains of losing lottery tickets piled high in a hotel conference room, someone may yet hit a jackpot. But it won...

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Pa. Bishop Gets Own Bobblehead For 75th Birthday

AP | Posted 09.26.2011

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ERIE, Pa. -- As a priest, he's probably not going to get a big head over it. Donald Trautman, the Roman Catholic bishop in Erie, Pa., received a sp...

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Deadhead Takes Deer Hoof To The Head At Concert

Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Deer, Furthur, The Grateful Dead, Weird Pennsylvania, Matt Mcfall, Philadelphia Mann Center, Weird Philadelphia, Video, Weird News News

After all these years, the scene in the parking lot outside a Grateful Dead concert is still a wild place. Just before entering Philadelphia's Mann...

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