Crime & Safety
'Mare Of Easttown' Fans Trespassing At Delco Filming Locations
"It's a house. Get over it," Nether Providence Police said in a warning to fans who are trespassing at homes used as filming locations.
WALLINGFORD, PA — Overzealous "Mare of Easttown" fans have been warned: leave residents in filming locations alone.
Police in Nether Providence Township issued a warning to diehard "Mare" fans as reports of trespassing and harassment arise.
"Yes! It’s neat they filmed a lot of it in our town," police said on Facebook. "It’s NOT cool to go to the homes they filmed at, trespass on the property and harass the owners and their kids all hours of the day and night."
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With the increase in these types of incidents, police said they are increasing patrols in the area and will "take appropriate action" against those trespassing, blocking traffic, disturbing the peace, and more.
"It’s a house. Get over it," police said.
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A Wallingford resident who lives in a filming location told Action News someone came to their house and looked in the front window late at night and that their child is scared to play outside due to the number of people coming to see filming locations.
The show filmed at Don's Deli in Boothwyn, Kmart in Coatesville, Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia, Phoenixville, and of course Easttown among other locations. Also featured were Haverford College, Coco's, LaSpada's, and more local establishments and institutions.
Patch has been following the "Mare of Easttown" news in the area since it began filming in and around Philadelphia.
Star Kate Winslet's revelations about Wawa, Saturday Night Live's parody sketch, and the difficulty of nailing the Delco accent have made headlines locally and nationally.
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Wawa even held a "Mare of Easttown" day at a new Delaware County store and offered a limited-time only "Mare of Easttown" spicy cheesesteak as a "nod to how spicy the show is."
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