PITTSBURGH, PA— Arthur Phillips, 31, and his 22-
year-old bride, Brittany Lurch, were arrested on
Saturday for stealing $1,049 worth of groceries for
their wedding reception, according to Patton
Township Police Chief John Petrick.
The newlyweds filled a shopping cart with all kinds of
finger foods at a Wegmans supermarket in State
College and left without paying. Emboldened by their
initial success, the couple returned, added more
delicacies to the cart and placed a large order for
seafood items, says police.
Sensing the Pigs were hot on their tails, Phillips &
Lurch left the store before picking up their seafood
order, but were quickly nabbed by the cops, who had
been notified by the store. Cheif Patrick explained:
(It was) an array of stuff that someone might
need for a wedding reception, including ham,
turkey, cheese, vegetable platters, soda and
utensils… They admitted to stealing the items for
their wedding celebration that evening, saying
they had gotten married several days earlier.
Arthur Phillips and Brittany Lurch were charged with
retail theft and receiving stolen property. They won’t
have to spend their honeymoon in jail however;
because they were later released on bail.
Cheers to this couple for starting off marriage on the
wrong foot by attempting to bring “hot” food to their
wedding reception. Needless to say they are very
talented economizers because they were able to fill
up 2 carts with only $1049 dollars worth of Wegmans
groceries.

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