Crime & Safety

OMG PD: Prayer Leads To Erratic Driving

Check out these unusual police stories from the Greater Philadelphia area.

Jesus, Take the Wheel: According to a report from Marple Newtown Patch, a Glen Mills woman claimed her bad driving was due to prayer. Police stopped the woman's car after allegedly seeing it cross the white fog/shoulder line several times and tagging her at approximately 50 mph in a 40 mph zone. According to reports, the woman had rosary beads in her hands when the police questioned her.

Vandalism is a Four-Letter Word: According to a report from Ardmore Patch, someone key-scratched an expletive into the trunk of a car parked in the town sometime between midnight and 9:30 a.m. on August 7.


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