Cops: Woman with 31 aliases stole from cop's wife at Christmas dinner
Singleton, 46, was caught with her hand in a cop's wife's purse when she tried stealing from the woman as a group of Upper Darby officers and their spouses waited for a table in Center City last night to have a Christmas dinner, said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.
Cops: Woman with 31 aliases stole from cop's wife at Christmas dinner
Stephanie Farr
Wanda Singleton's name, and all 31 of her aliases, are probably at the top of Santa's naughty list this year.
Singleton, 46, was caught with her hand in a cop's wife's purse when she tried stealing from the woman as a group of Upper Darby police officers and their spouses waited for a table in Center City last night to have a Christmas dinner, said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.
Chitwood said he had taken seven officers from his bike patrol unit and their guests out to a Christmas dinner at Ruth's Chris Steak House on Broad Street near Spruce, but they had a bit of a wait before being seated because the place was "mobbed."
As the group was waiting, Upper Darby Sgt. Jim Reif, commanding officer of the bike unit, spotted Singleton reaching into an officer's wife's purse and taking her wallet, Chitwood said.
"I'm at the bar and I hear 'You're under arrest!' and it's one of my guys," Chitwood said. "He had a woman by the hand."
Upper Darby police held Singleton until city police officers arrived on scene and placed her under arrest. Singleton was charged with theft and related offenses, according to a city police spokeswoman.
Singleton has 31 aliases, nine dates of birth and more than 50 arrests associated with her, Chitwood said.
"So, Merry Christmas from the Upper Darby Police Department to ... whatever her name is," Chitwood said.
46 huh? That's a rough paper route. It must age you, carrying around all those IDs.— Roger Podacter
Comment removed.- Wow, Chitwood even calls the press about crimes that occur in Philadelphia! He has not made Upper Darby a sufficiently significant story? I never knew Upper Darby was such a crime infested s***hole until Chitwood decided to call the press every time someone farts.— Philly Born
- The perp lived on Marshal Road but moved back to Philly because Chief Chitwood convinced her that it was too dangerous to live and steal in Upper Darby! — Timmy Huey
- What a waste. Somehow my tax dollars are feeding that wasted life.— EC1981
- And here I thought Ruth's Chris was a NICE place. Nice place to find people with lots of $$$ in their purse, probably, with their prices.— PhillySubsMac
- @Philly Born, ha ha ha.
On a more serious side, I wish Chitwood would get his teeth fixed. Every time he does one of those press conferences I have to look away. He might not be afraid of criminals but he sure is scared of the dentist.— iodine - Comment removed.
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- Looks a bit like Benson the Butler from Soap! — Timmy Huey
- Nine dates of birth? You can't make this stuff up.
And are they sure they got the sex right?— Burbanite - Now that's funny!— eicholson
- Something doesn't smell right. On the facts reported in the article, Upper Darby police have no jurisdiction in center city, 42 PaCSA 8953, unless the sgt. saw a felony. But the only way the four charges she's facing could be felonies would be if the cop's wife was carrying $2,000 in her wallet (or Singleton tried to use the cop's wife's ID in some way to get $2,000, or tried to use her ATM for $500). Could it be that the Phila. police and DA's office overcharged to protect Upper Darby sgt. from the forthcoming civil rights suit? Singleton's lawyer in her November case is Guy Sciolla, so they may have picked on the wrong woman here. Will Chitwood hold a press conference when the charges are remanded for trial on misdemeanor theft, and Singleton sues the sgt for an unlawful arrest?— observer76
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- @Observer76, if the cop had no jurisdiction in Philadelphia, wouldn't it just count as a citizen's arrest?
Stop trying to make excuses for these societal parasites.— Burbanite
