A modern day twist...

http://www.centredaily.com/2014/12/29/4529571/police-investigate-liberty-township.html?sp=%2F99%2F116%2F

A classic tale comes to life to finish 2014...and with a modern twist at the end.

I guess we'll have to wait and see the full police report to find out if there were any broken chairs, bears, or bowls of porridge involved in this sleepy little home invasion story.

Philipsburg edition

http://www.centredaily.com/2014/12/02/4488787/philipsburg-man-faces-charges.html

Thought we'd add in a Philipsburg edition to our little blog, today.

Moral of the story:  Never leave a metal chair in your yard...a drunk/drugged person might crash into a telephone pole, take off most of their clothes, and smash your window on their quest to find seating.

Oh Deer!

 http://www.centredaily.com/2014/10/24/4421459_deer-runs-through-days-inn-penn.html?rh=1

The return of Baby Face Nelson

We will have to keep a close eye on this story, as it could usher in the beginning of a new rash of crimes from Baby Face Nelson and his adult accomplice...so far they are only targeting cell phones at grocery stores, but who knows where and when it will escalate?

http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/police-man-steals-cell-phone-while-pushing-baby-stroller,1459902/

What's going on in Western PA?

Welcome to "Only in State College", Western PA edition:

What's up with the Amish community in Western PA?  First we had that hit-and-run buggy story from a few weeks ago, and now this story appears:

http://www.centredaily.com/2014/04/15/4135952/cops-dress-as-amish-to-target.html

So I get having to go undercover for a couple of months/long period of time if you're trying to infiltrate some kind of crime syndicate, or drug cartel, or prostitution ring....but two months inside the Amish world to catch a flasher?  And there was a female officer assigned to this, so did they really need a second undercover officer, and one that is male?  Couldn't they get a second female officer?  And now that officers have been accepted as part of their community, where could this lead for future missions?  Undercover operations to catch a whoopie pie scam, or some kind of illegal quilt caper? 

Unless, of course, the perps M.O. was to target and flash the cross-dressing Amish demographic....but the flashing was targeted towards children...which is a whole other story full of bizarre.

And then they posted the sting operation on the police FB page, to counter anyone from doing this in the future, because apparently flashing the Amish is all the rage on the police blotter, these days, in Mercer and surrounding counties.

I'm thinking there is a movie, somewhere, in all of this....but as one of my online buddies mentioned, it might be one of those movies that has some letters from the end of the alphabet in there.

As God is my witness...

It would appear that radio station WKRP was doing another promotion in our area this morning.

http://www.centredaily.com/2014/04/06/4122798/driver-injured-when-car-hits-turkey.html?sp=%2F99%2F264%2F&ihp=1

Between that story and the one about the serial snake stealer, it would appear that it's a zoo out there, in Happy Valley.

http://www.centredaily.com/2014/04/04/4120017/milesburg-man-again-accused-of.html

Now all we are missing is a runaway emu story....stay tuned!

The gift that kept on giving...

Life is like a box of chocolates....well, maybe not...

http://www.centredaily.com/2014/02/09/4027227/man-charged-with-trespassing-in.html

Hold the mayo...

 What is our sweet little town coming to...when CATA bus drivers experience random acts of violence, like this one?!?!?

http://www.centredaily.com/2014/02/09/4027247/woman-throws-sandwich-at-cata.html