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Couple Steals Crosses From PA Church, Selling Them As Scrap: State Police
A couple broke into a church, stole crosses, and attempted to sell them as scrap, Pennsylvania state police allege.
Sherry Ann Hoffman, 50, and John Charles Watkins, 41, broke into the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on 140 East Market Street in Williamstown on Sunday, July 24, according to the police release.
The couple is accused of taking a gold monstrance, a cross, and multiple crucifixes, police say.
Hoffman and Watkins then used grinding tools to cut the items and sold them as scrap metal, according to the release.
The church had been closed for two years, but following the burglary ch…
Unruly Swimmers Assault Staff, Vandalize Cars After Being Asked To Leave Philly Pool: Police
Police are on the hunt for three girls who became unruly, assaulted staff members, and vandalized cars at a Philadelphia pool, authorities said.
Chaos began around 4:25 p.m. Thursday, July 21, when the swimmers were asked to leave the McVeigh Recreation Center due to their disruptive behavior, but they refused and became hostile towards the staff, Philadelphia police said.
The girls then taunted and threatened the workers, prompting them to close the pool and evacuate the remaining swimmers, police said.
That's when the trio followed the employees into the recreation center build…
Suburban Philly Gravestones Vandalized With Nazi Symbols, Police Say
Multiple tombstones at cemeteries in the Suburban Philadelphia area were defaced with Nazi symbols, authorities said.
Gravestones and mausoleums in Conshohocken's Saint Benedict, Saint Matthews, and "Old" Saint Matthews cemeteries were spray-painted with swastikas and other racial epithets overnight Wednesday, Feb. 23, and Thursday, Feb. 24, the Plymouth Township Police Department said.
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