Town Experiences Strange Remote Control Malfunctions

Residents in one eastern Pennsylvania community are having a remote mystery.

Remote controls stopped working for no apparent reason in Ontelaunee Township's Willow Glen neighborhood.

The Reading Eagle reports that at least 10 residents, using different brands and models, said their garage door openers stopped working.

John Rohrbach of The Overhead Door Co. of Reading said remotes can stop working when radio waves interfere with the signal. But it's usually limited to one or two houses, not an entire neighborhood.

Township supervisor William Klein said officials have been asking around about what could have caused the interference. So far, nothing's turned up.

Some residents said their remotes suddenly started working again. But they don't know why.