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Feb 24, 2006 12:11 pm US/Eastern
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Microwaved Male Body Part Not Real
McKEESPORT, Pa. (CBS) ―
Police investigating a report that a customer handed a clerk a severed penis to heat up in the store's microwave have since learned that it was not a real body part.
Instead, it was part of a couple's alleged plan to pass a drug test, reports KDKA-TV.
According to McKeesport's police chief, a man and a woman had inserted urine into a fake penis that the woman was planning to use to pass a drug test.
One of them then went into the store and asked the clerk to microwave the object, which they had wrapped in a paper towel, so the urine could reach body temperature.
When the clerk noticed an unusual odor, she unwrapped the item to discover what she thought was a severed body part.
"Hands down the most bizarre. I've never come across anything like this before," said Chief Joe Pero.
Upon hearing media reports about the incident, the couple contacted police to explain the situation.
The couple could face charges of harassment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.
Previous reports that the penis had been real set some to worry about the organ's source.
"Hopefully, they're looking for the person this belongs to," said Sandy Furman, of McKeesport.
"I think that's the one they ought to look for - the one who may be hurt," said Denny Adler, of McKeesport. "It's shocking that I'm not (surprised). It's just the nature of the beast."
Giant Eagle, the company that owns Get-Go, says the microwave involved in the incident was immediately removed from service and will be discarded.
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