oddly enough

oddly enough

W. Pa. woman to stand trial for ‘consecutive’ burglaries

UNIONTOWN, Pa.

A southwestern Pennsylvania woman will stand trial on charges she burglarized the same apartment on consecutive days to steal money she needed for her car.

A district judge in Uniontown says there’s enough evidence for 37-year-old Dell Marie Hunter to stand trial in the break-ins July 25 and 26.

The Herald-Standard of Uniontown says police believe Hunter took money to get her car repaired in the first burglary, then returned the next day because she needed a little more money for gasoline.

Hunter has pleaded not guilty to the burglary charges, which were held for court at a preliminary hearing Tuesday.

Police seek imposter who claimed Pa. club’s prize

CORRY, Pa.

State police in northwestern Pennsylvania are searching for an unidentified jackpot imposter.

Police say the imposter pretended to be another man when he collected the $750 daily jackpot at the Veterans of Foreign Wars club in Corry last week.

The Erie Times-News reports club officials discovered they had been duped Monday when 67-year-old Malcolm Johnson came to the club to collect his winnings from last Friday’s daily drawing at the club.

That’s when club officials told Johnson that another man using his name, address and Social Security number had come to the club last week and signed to collect the jackpot.

Police say the real Johnson has gray hair, glasses and walks with assistance. The imposter has dark hair, no glasses and uses a cane.

Associated Press