Crime & Safety
OMG PD: Deep Discounts of the Five-Fingered Kind
This week, we see how the love of material things can be your downfall. Or it can just identify you in a lineup.

Another week, another edition of a little segment we here at Upper Saucon Patch like to call OMG PD. Last week, it was all about the steak knife. This week it's also about an object. Or objects. Let's get right to it, shall we?Â
Greed is definitely one of the seven deadly sins. It can make you do crazy things, like the  Because one round of shoplifting deeply-discounted designer merch isn't enough for some.Â
And for some, stealing from Kohl's just isn't enough. Not when you can head to Lower Nazareth and  While many of those stores are known for their deep discounts, methinks that the five-fingered discount may be a little deeper than the retailers were hoping for.Â
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And one for the "if you're gonna steal a lighter, make it a Bic" file...
Once again, Bethlehem is gaining ground with a lovely little story about a woman who robbed a couple gas stations last weekend. Now, a holdup for a little cash is one thing, but when you need to feed your smoking habit by also demanding Newport cigarettes (really not the brand of hardened criminals) and a WWF lighter, you're on your way to the OMG PD. Leave that exact WWF lighter in plain sight in the car identified as the getaway car, and you've earned your spot this week.Â
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