My hometown is famous

My hometown is famous.

For all the wrong reasons.

Last week, my hometown of Warren, Pennsylvania became famous.

I have to admit, it was strange seeing Warren on the national news day after day.

My friends joked that Andy and Barney were to blame.

Warren is a lot like Mayberry.

Not much crime.

Most people never lock their doors.

Stolen bicycles are the most common crime.

For the first time ever, someone escaped from the Warren County jail.

Michael Burham, a career criminal accused of murder, kidnapping, rape, burglary, and other crimes, was held in Warren County jail.

In the exercise area, he climbed a piece of gym equipment through a grate on the roof and slid down a rope he made from bed sheets.

Just like you see in the movies.

He was on the run for nine days in the middle of the Allegheny National Forest.

The Allegheny National Forest is very thick and hard to navigate.

Lots of bugs and humidity this time of year.

Warren is in the middle of nowhere.