Crime & Safety

OMG PD: A Driver's Accidental Self-Shooting

Check out these unusual police stories from around the Greater Philadelphia Area.

Multitasking Gone Wrong: According to a report on Phoenixville Patch, a man was driving Jan. 27 in Upper Providence Township when he attempted to transfer his handgun from his pants pocket to his jacket pocket and accidentally shot himself in the leg. You can read the whole story here.

Thief Bucks Up, Gets Away: According to a report on Radnor Patch, a Rosemont resident on Jan. 26 told police he had gone to his car and encountered someone unexpected. The stranger reportedly was waylaid by a deer fence in the yard before making off with $10 from the car. You can read the whole set of police briefs here.


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