Binary bandit? Someone stealing of ones, zeros from homes


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police are "addressing" an unusual crime spree: Someone is stealing the ones and zeroes from addresses mounted on people's homes.

WTXF-TV (http://bit.ly/2cMDzy9 ) says it's happening in the city's East Kensington section.

Meghan Haley says she noticed the zero missing from her home on Wednesday and saw a woman stealing it when she checked her surveillance video .

Another woman, Krista Ricca, was awakened by the sound of a power drill about 4 a.m. and saw a man stealing a number from her neighbor's home across the street.

The news website Billy Penn first reported the thefts.

Scott Fisher had a zero stolen. He says he doesn't know if "someone is trying to send a message or someone just has an obsession with zeroes and ones."

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Information from: WTXF-TV, http://www.foxphiladelphia.com

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