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OMG PD: House Painter Stole Picasso Drawing, Police Say

Here's a round-up of unusual police news from the Lehigh Valley.

House painter stole Picasso artwork, police say: Prosecutors in New York said an Easton man stole $100,000 worth of artwork—including a piece by Picasso—from an estate he had been hired to paint. The 42-year-old man is charged with grand larceny, money laundering and identity theft in two different New York counties, and faces up to 26 years in prison, according to a news release from the Kings County, N.Y. (Brooklyn) district attorney's office. Babysitters leave child home alone, steal laptop and cash, police say: A South Bethlehem couple who left their 10-month-old daughter in the care of a nephew and his friend returned home to find their infant home alone and that they had been cleaned out of $1,500 cash, a laptop computer and a video …

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OMG PD: Armed Robber Named 'Mike' Stole $4

An armed robber named 'Mike' made out with just $4 in south side Bethlehem holdup

A 20-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint of $4 on the 500 block of Montclair Avenue in south side just after midnight Tuesday, according to the Bethlehem Police Department’s daily crime summary. Read more: $1.29 Lemonade Theft Leads to Felony Charge The suspect was described as a light-skinned man, about 5-feet-9, with a thin build and wearing a black jacket, light gray hoodie and a bandanna covering his face. He identified himself as "Mike.” Anyone with information is asked to call Bethlehem Police at 610-865-7187.

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