Crime & Safety
Showering Resident Scares off Lower Mac Intruder
Burglary attempt goes down the drain, police say.
It's tough to say who likely was more surprised: the burglar who encountered a Lower Macungie resident at home or the resident who was showering and wasn't expecting a burglar to come calling.
Either way, both probably would like to wash their hands of the matter.
State police at Fogelsville said an unknown person entered a residence about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in the 1200 block of Country Club Road. That person used an open garage door as an invitation to go on inside and rummage through drawers in the kitchen area.
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Apparently hearing noise downstairs, the resident exited the shower and yelled downstairs in an effort to scare away the intruder. While the adage goes that a little soap and water never hurt anyone, apparently this burglar didn't agree and beat a hasty retreat from the residence.
The report made no mention of anything missing.
