Woman charged with taking ‘Bases loaded’ bronze baseball bat
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Abigail Paulhamus, 22, of Clearfield, formerly of South Williamsport, has been charged with stealing a bronze bat after someone else had ripped the bat from the Little League "Bases Loaded" statue at Third and Market streets on Oct. 22, city police said.
A security camera recorded a man "jumping on and then ripping the bat from the statue" about 12:50 a.m. on that day, court documents stated. The man sets the bat down on the ground, police said. About 2 a.m., a woman, later identified as Paulhamus, "picks up the bat, takes photos with the bat before walking away with it," an affidavit stated.
Police tracked down Paulhamus days later at her apartment, then in the borough, where she admitted to taking the bat, the affidavit stated. She surrendered the bat, which is valued in excess of $5,000, police said.
Following her arraignment Tuesday before District Judge Aaron Biichle on felony charges of theft and receiving stolen property, Paulhamus was released on $15,000 bail.