Police Blotter: Pants Stolen While Owner Slept
The following information was supplied by the Philadelphia Police Department. The arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
Here's 14th Police District news from the past week or two. All of the following allegations have been documented according to information provided by police:
Rite Aid robbed: Three black women, ages unknown, were seen placing makeup items into their purse at Rite Aid, located at 1315 East Washington Lane.
Theft from private residence: The victim, of the 1100 block of Cliveden Street, awoke to two sets of missing keys and a missing wallet containing $5, their ID and two bank cards.
Unsuccessful break-in: A person cut the screen and tried to force open a window of a house located on the 6600 block of Sprauge Street. The residence provides housing for people with cerebral palsy.
Attempted motorcycle robbery: A black male was caught on tape trying to steal a motorcycle on the 6400 block of Wayne Avenue. The tape revealed that the motorcycle toppled over and the offender was not able to lift it.
iPod Touch missing from assisted living home: an iPod was missing from a drawer at an assisted living home located on the 6400 block of Greene Street.
Numerous feet of plumbing stolen: After being gone a few days, the owner of a 6300 block Sherman Street home came home to find a screen cut, window ajar and several feet of plumbing missing from the basement.
Stolen pants and their contents: An unknown person walked into a home on the 1200 block of East Duval Street and took a pair of pants, while their owner slept on the couch. The man asleep on the couch claims he left the front door open to let a breeze in. The pants, which were sitting on a table while he slept, contained $1,300, a wallet, four credit cards, assorted IDs and keys to a 2012 Cadillac. The car -- which was a loaner from a dealership -- was also stolen.
Bruce
9:45 am on Thursday, July 19, 2012
It's staged. Insurance fraud. To simple
Karey Bacon
9:45 am on Thursday, July 19, 2012
Augh! This story does not answer the crucial question of whether the victim was WEARING THE PANTS when they were stolen.
Lane Blackmer
11:14 am on Thursday, July 19, 2012
He wasn't. So I'll add it in to elaborate further. Thanks for your feedback!
Greg Williams
9:45 am on Thursday, July 19, 2012
The stolen pants report is ripe fodder for a short story!
Greg Williams
1:02 pm on Thursday, July 19, 2012
The plot thickens!
Frank Holmes
10:21 am on Friday, July 20, 2012
Those were some special pants! They were able to sit on a table even while no one was wearing them. No wonder they were coveted. I suppose it might have had something to do with the $1,300 and keys to a Caddy that were in them, too.