Crime & Safety
Teletubby With the Munchies Arrested for Stealing Chinese Food
A Lehigh University student was charged after allegedly breaking into a house and stealing leftovers while dressed as a Teletubby.
Even Teletubbies get the late-night munchies, apparently.
A Lehigh University student dressed as a Teletubby allegedly broke into a home and stole Chinese food just before 2 a.m. Sunday, the Morning Call reported.
Terez Sharek Owens, 20, has been charged with disorderly conduct and criminal mischief after police said he robbed the fellow students of their leftovers.
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The students told police someone got into their home by breaking a glass door. Stolen was a container of Chinese food that the students said Owens put into a black purse, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Police said Owens cut his hand on the broken glass. When they arrived at his home he answered the door wearing the yellow costume of the Teletubby character Laa-Laa. The costume was spotted with blood.
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The Teletubbies -- Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po and Noo-Noo -- are characters on a BBC-produced TV show aimed at pre-schoolers.
Laa-Laa has no known prior arrests.
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