Briton's SOS to Police Gets Him Busted
SWINDON, England (AP) - A British man's SOS to police when he got stuck in a window proved costly after he was arrested for burglary.
Christopher Kelman, 34, admitted Tuesday in Swindon Magistrates Court that he had robbed a snack bar at the railway station in Didcot in January.
Having consumed three bottles and three cans of beer, Kelman tried to escape through a window which proved too small, prosecutor Nadeem Aullybocus said.
After getting stuck, Kelman phoned police for help. Police also summoned the snack bar manager, who reported the missing alcohol.
Kelman was fined, ordered to pay compensation and court costs — a total of $908.
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Alabama Boy Drives Off in Father's Truck
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - A 7-year-old who apparently wanted to play with friends couldn't wait.
He drove off in his father's truck, eventually running it into a ditch before police officers managed to coax him out of the vehicle.
The boy was driving the big, dual-wheel truck erratically along Highway 27 when other drivers called police Thursday morning, saying they couldn't see anyone behind the wheel.
The boy apparently got the keys while his father, who was not identified, was sleeping, and he was trying to drive to an Enterprise day care center, police said.
Capt. Mike Lolley said the boy was near a convenience store when the vehicle swerved into a ditch.
The boy rolled up the windows and locked the doors as police approached. He pressed the gas pedal and the truck sent mud and dirt flying but didn't move.
Officers coaxed him out by telling the child they would take him to play with his friends, then took him to the police station.
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - A 7-year-old who apparently wanted to play with friends couldn't wait.
He drove off in his father's truck, eventually running it into a ditch before police officers managed to coax him out of the vehicle.
The boy was driving the big, dual-wheel truck erratically along Highway 27 when other drivers called police Thursday morning, saying they couldn't see anyone behind the wheel.
The boy apparently got the keys while his father, who was not identified, was sleeping, and he was trying to drive to an Enterprise day care center, police said.
Capt. Mike Lolley said the boy was near a convenience store when the vehicle swerved into a ditch.
The boy rolled up the windows and locked the doors as police approached. He pressed the gas pedal and the truck sent mud and dirt flying but didn't move.
Officers coaxed him out by telling the child they would take him to play with his friends, then took him to the police station.
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Teens Use Improvised Stun Guns on Bus
ROCKPORT, Maine (AP) - Three students at Camden Hills Regional High School face charges for using improvised stun guns on fellow students, police said.
The culprits, all freshmen boys, used the devices to shock fellow students on the bus, leaving visible burns and blisters on some of them, said Kip Bickford, an officer with the Rockport Police Department who works at the high school.
Two were charged with aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, and the third was charged with carrying a concealed weapon because he allegedly took the device to school, Bickford said.
"These kids are not bad kids," Bickford said. "They're not kids who have been in trouble. They're not doing it maliciously. They're being stupid."
The teenagers learned how to convert disposable cameras into stun guns by seeing it demonstrated on "The Man Show," a program on the Comedy Central cable network.
An investigation revealed that about 10 students were victims of the devices, though most allowed themselves to be shocked. Two or three were unwilling victims.
The students were altering the devices to give a shock from the charge used for the camera's flash. A capacitor in the camera builds up the battery's charge to 330 volts for the flash, causing a jolt that's not life threatening, Bickford said.
Bickford said he tried the device on himself. The first time was not too bad, he said, but his arm was left numb for two hours when he tried it for a second time.
ROCKPORT, Maine (AP) - Three students at Camden Hills Regional High School face charges for using improvised stun guns on fellow students, police said.
The culprits, all freshmen boys, used the devices to shock fellow students on the bus, leaving visible burns and blisters on some of them, said Kip Bickford, an officer with the Rockport Police Department who works at the high school.
Two were charged with aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, and the third was charged with carrying a concealed weapon because he allegedly took the device to school, Bickford said.
"These kids are not bad kids," Bickford said. "They're not kids who have been in trouble. They're not doing it maliciously. They're being stupid."
The teenagers learned how to convert disposable cameras into stun guns by seeing it demonstrated on "The Man Show," a program on the Comedy Central cable network.
An investigation revealed that about 10 students were victims of the devices, though most allowed themselves to be shocked. Two or three were unwilling victims.
The students were altering the devices to give a shock from the charge used for the camera's flash. A capacitor in the camera builds up the battery's charge to 330 volts for the flash, causing a jolt that's not life threatening, Bickford said.
Bickford said he tried the device on himself. The first time was not too bad, he said, but his arm was left numb for two hours when he tried it for a second time.
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Thief makes magician's rabbit disappear
LONDON, England (Reuters) - A thief stole a magician's black top hat and white rabbit in the middle of one of his performances and then staged a disappearing act, police say.
The Great Velcro -- whose Web Site boasts "Have Rabbit will travel" -- was half an hour into his show at the Komedia club in Brighton when a man who had been heckling him got on to the stage.
He swiped the magician's hat which had his rabbit Georgina inside and fled.
"At first people thought it was part of the act," a police spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
The audience chased after the man when they realised he was stealing the props, but the thief simply disappeared.
LONDON, England (Reuters) - A thief stole a magician's black top hat and white rabbit in the middle of one of his performances and then staged a disappearing act, police say.
The Great Velcro -- whose Web Site boasts "Have Rabbit will travel" -- was half an hour into his show at the Komedia club in Brighton when a man who had been heckling him got on to the stage.
He swiped the magician's hat which had his rabbit Georgina inside and fled.
"At first people thought it was part of the act," a police spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
The audience chased after the man when they realised he was stealing the props, but the thief simply disappeared.
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Thief Steals Poop From Woman Walking Dog
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) - The hunt is on for a turd burglar. Police in San Diego are searching for a gunman who swiped a bag of poop from a woman out walking her dog.
The woman told police that she was out walking her dog, Misty, on Monday night when a man in his 20s ran up behind her and grabbed the bag she was holding.
When the gunman discovered what was in it, he threw it down in disgust, pointed his gun at the 32-year-old woman and demanded money, San Diego police detective Gary Hassen said.
He then aimed his .22-caliber semiautomatic at Misty and pulled the trigger twice but the gun didn't fire, Hassen said.
The robber ran to a waiting small, silver car and fled the scene, police said.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) - The hunt is on for a turd burglar. Police in San Diego are searching for a gunman who swiped a bag of poop from a woman out walking her dog.
The woman told police that she was out walking her dog, Misty, on Monday night when a man in his 20s ran up behind her and grabbed the bag she was holding.
When the gunman discovered what was in it, he threw it down in disgust, pointed his gun at the 32-year-old woman and demanded money, San Diego police detective Gary Hassen said.
He then aimed his .22-caliber semiautomatic at Misty and pulled the trigger twice but the gun didn't fire, Hassen said.
The robber ran to a waiting small, silver car and fled the scene, police said.
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Suspect Takes Police Cruiser on Joyride
HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) - A man arrested for shoplifting wriggled through the glass partition in a police cruiser, drove off and abandoned the car for a lawn service truck before he was eventually stopped, authorities said.
Todd Almas, 34, of North Charleston, was charged by Hanahan police with shoplifting, assault and stealing a police car.
"People who are under arrest are like rats or mice," Hanahan Police Chief Don Wilcox said. "Give them a little hole, and they can get through it."
Police said a man tried to steal some steaks from a grocery store Tuesday when an employee grabbed him and police were called.
The suspect was put in the rear of the unmanned cruiser but managed to slide open the glass partition and slip through, police said.
He drove into neighboring North Charleston where he abandoned the cruiser and hopped into a lawn service truck. The chase ended when the truck jacknifed into a ditch.
Wilcox said police will review the incident internally. He said it is standard practice to secure a cruiser that has a prisoner in back.
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HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) - A man arrested for shoplifting wriggled through the glass partition in a police cruiser, drove off and abandoned the car for a lawn service truck before he was eventually stopped, authorities said.
Todd Almas, 34, of North Charleston, was charged by Hanahan police with shoplifting, assault and stealing a police car.
"People who are under arrest are like rats or mice," Hanahan Police Chief Don Wilcox said. "Give them a little hole, and they can get through it."
Police said a man tried to steal some steaks from a grocery store Tuesday when an employee grabbed him and police were called.
The suspect was put in the rear of the unmanned cruiser but managed to slide open the glass partition and slip through, police said.
He drove into neighboring North Charleston where he abandoned the cruiser and hopped into a lawn service truck. The chase ended when the truck jacknifed into a ditch.
Wilcox said police will review the incident internally. He said it is standard practice to secure a cruiser that has a prisoner in back.
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Man hitches ride in patrol car, then steals it
HOUSTON, Texas (Court TV) - Edward Baines scored two courtesy rides on the same day from deputies in Harris County, Texas. The first ride took him to a bus stop; the second ride took him to a jail cell.
According to Major Robert Van Pelt of the Harris County Sheriff's Department, a deputy spotted Baines, 26, loitering around an apartment complex on March 24 and issued him a trespass warning. The deputy then offered Baines a courtesy ride to a nearby bus stop.
When they arrived at the bus stop, the deputy attempted to let Baines out of the backseat. The suspect, however, allegedly knocked him to the ground and jumped into the front seat of the patrol car.
The deputy attempted to wrestle control of the vehicle from Baines, but was dragged through the street in the process. He eventually let go of the car and Baines drove off. The deputy suffered a broken left wrist and received abrasions to his shoulders, knees and face during the struggle, Van Pelt said.
Deputies later located the vehicle down the street from Baines' home. Baines was arrested without incident and charged with aggravated robbery and bodily injury. He's being held on $50,000 bond.
HOUSTON, Texas (Court TV) - Edward Baines scored two courtesy rides on the same day from deputies in Harris County, Texas. The first ride took him to a bus stop; the second ride took him to a jail cell.
According to Major Robert Van Pelt of the Harris County Sheriff's Department, a deputy spotted Baines, 26, loitering around an apartment complex on March 24 and issued him a trespass warning. The deputy then offered Baines a courtesy ride to a nearby bus stop.
When they arrived at the bus stop, the deputy attempted to let Baines out of the backseat. The suspect, however, allegedly knocked him to the ground and jumped into the front seat of the patrol car.
The deputy attempted to wrestle control of the vehicle from Baines, but was dragged through the street in the process. He eventually let go of the car and Baines drove off. The deputy suffered a broken left wrist and received abrasions to his shoulders, knees and face during the struggle, Van Pelt said.
Deputies later located the vehicle down the street from Baines' home. Baines was arrested without incident and charged with aggravated robbery and bodily injury. He's being held on $50,000 bond.
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Car Hood Pops Open, but Men Keep Driving
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Two men traveling on Interstate 380 ended up in jail because the hood of their car popped open. The men were heading south of I-380 on Tuesday when the hood open and covered the windshield, the Linn County sheriff's office said.
Instead of pulling over to fix the problem, the men stuck their heads out the windows so they could see the road and kept going at about 55 mph, officials said.
Two Linn County deputies on patrol took note, and pulled them over.
They arrested the driver, Travis Williams, 25, of Cedar Rapids, on suspicion of driving under suspension, and no proof of insurance. The passenger, Brandon Calmese, 27, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested on a parole violation warrant from Illinois.
Both men were taken to jail. Williams was released Thursday afternoon. Calmese remained in jail on the Illinois warrant.
"It's a little bit hard to drive with the hood of the car laid over the window," Sheriff Don Zeller said.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Two men traveling on Interstate 380 ended up in jail because the hood of their car popped open. The men were heading south of I-380 on Tuesday when the hood open and covered the windshield, the Linn County sheriff's office said.
Instead of pulling over to fix the problem, the men stuck their heads out the windows so they could see the road and kept going at about 55 mph, officials said.
Two Linn County deputies on patrol took note, and pulled them over.
They arrested the driver, Travis Williams, 25, of Cedar Rapids, on suspicion of driving under suspension, and no proof of insurance. The passenger, Brandon Calmese, 27, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested on a parole violation warrant from Illinois.
Both men were taken to jail. Williams was released Thursday afternoon. Calmese remained in jail on the Illinois warrant.
"It's a little bit hard to drive with the hood of the car laid over the window," Sheriff Don Zeller said.
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ROCKPORT, Maine (AP) - Three students at Camden Hills Regional High School face charges for using improvised stun guns on fellow students, police said.
The culprits, all freshmen boys, used the devices to shock fellow students on the bus, leaving visible burns and blisters on some of them, said Kip Bickford, an officer with the Rockport Police Department who works at the high school.
Two were charged with aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, and the third was charged with carrying a concealed weapon because he allegedly took the device to school, Bickford said.
"These kids are not bad kids," Bickford said. "They're not kids who have been in trouble. They're not doing it maliciously. They're being stupid."
The teenagers learned how to convert disposable cameras into stun guns by seeing it demonstrated on "The Man Show," a program on the Comedy Central cable network.
An investigation revealed that about 10 students were victims of the devices, though most allowed themselves to be shocked. Two or three were unwilling victims.
The students were altering the devices to give a shock from the charge used for the camera's flash. A capacitor in the camera builds up the battery's charge to 330 volts for the flash, causing a jolt that's not life threatening, Bickford said.
Bickford said he tried the device on himself. The first time was not too bad, he said, but his arm was left numb for two hours when he tried it for a second time.
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Woman Drives SUV Into Jail in Washington
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A woman who said she was being chased by someone and needed to get into the Snohomish County Jail got her wish after ramming a pair of doors at the lockup with her sport utility vehicle.
Police say the woman was treated by Fire Department medics for minor injuries after she drove her 1995 Nissan Pathfinder repeatedly into the drive-in entry early Sunday.
Lynn Frances Johnson, 56, of Edmonds, was jailed for investigation of malicious mischief with bail set at $10,000, according to the jail's Web site.
The doors were worth about $50,000 each, and damage was estimated at $100,000, Sgt. Boyd Bryant said.
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A woman who said she was being chased by someone and needed to get into the Snohomish County Jail got her wish after ramming a pair of doors at the lockup with her sport utility vehicle.
Police say the woman was treated by Fire Department medics for minor injuries after she drove her 1995 Nissan Pathfinder repeatedly into the drive-in entry early Sunday.
Lynn Frances Johnson, 56, of Edmonds, was jailed for investigation of malicious mischief with bail set at $10,000, according to the jail's Web site.
The doors were worth about $50,000 each, and damage was estimated at $100,000, Sgt. Boyd Bryant said.
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Handcuffed Suspect Takes Deputy's SUV
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) - A suspected T-shirt shoplifter who was handcuffed in the back of a deputy's vehicle managed to drive off in the SUV, leading deputies on a high-speed chase, officials said.
Scott Graves, 33, of Clanton, Ala., was charged with retail theft, grand theft auto and fleeing and eluding in Okaloosa County. He also faces two counts of misdemeanor battery, two counts of robbery and one count of attempted carjacking in Walton County.
Graves was held Sunday in Walton County Jail on $20,000 bond.
Graves was arrested Saturday for allegedly stealing merchandise from Maui Nix in Destin and was placed in handcuffs in the back of the deputy's Ford Expedition, officials said. The deputy also fastened a seat belt around him.
"They don't know how he did this yet, but he got into the front seat and took off with the vehicle," said Nicole Wagner, spokeswoman fro the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.
Graves removed the Plexiglas barrier between the front and back seats, she said.
Graves led deputes on a high-speed chase into Walton County where he abandoned the vehicle, then battered and robbed a person in a Taco Bell parking lot, said Capt. Danny Glidewell of the Walton County Sheriff's Office. He was still handcuffed, but had worked his hands to the front of his body, deputies said.
Next he walked to a nearby parking lot and tried to take a woman's car keys, but she threw them across the lot to prevent Graves from stealing her car, Glidewell said.
Another man picked up the keys and struggled with Graves, subduing him until deputies arrested him, Glidewell said.
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DESTIN, Fla. (AP) - A suspected T-shirt shoplifter who was handcuffed in the back of a deputy's vehicle managed to drive off in the SUV, leading deputies on a high-speed chase, officials said.
Scott Graves, 33, of Clanton, Ala., was charged with retail theft, grand theft auto and fleeing and eluding in Okaloosa County. He also faces two counts of misdemeanor battery, two counts of robbery and one count of attempted carjacking in Walton County.
Graves was held Sunday in Walton County Jail on $20,000 bond.
Graves was arrested Saturday for allegedly stealing merchandise from Maui Nix in Destin and was placed in handcuffs in the back of the deputy's Ford Expedition, officials said. The deputy also fastened a seat belt around him.
"They don't know how he did this yet, but he got into the front seat and took off with the vehicle," said Nicole Wagner, spokeswoman fro the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.
Graves removed the Plexiglas barrier between the front and back seats, she said.
Graves led deputes on a high-speed chase into Walton County where he abandoned the vehicle, then battered and robbed a person in a Taco Bell parking lot, said Capt. Danny Glidewell of the Walton County Sheriff's Office. He was still handcuffed, but had worked his hands to the front of his body, deputies said.
Next he walked to a nearby parking lot and tried to take a woman's car keys, but she threw them across the lot to prevent Graves from stealing her car, Glidewell said.
Another man picked up the keys and struggled with Graves, subduing him until deputies arrested him, Glidewell said.
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Suspect's Phone Tips Police to Burglary
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Hawkins County authorities were waiting for two would-be burglars after a cell phone in a suspect's pocket accidentally dialed 911 and dispatchers overheard them plotting the crime.
Authorities arrested Jason Anthony Arnold, 29, and James Keith Benton, 38, both of Church Hill, and charged them with burglary and theft over $500. Officers said they tried to steal a refrigerator from a mobile home dealership.
The Hawkins County Sheriff's Department was tipped off early Friday morning when dispatchers overheard a 40-minute conversation from a cell phone about plans to rob the dealership.
"It's the kind with the numbers exposed," detective Eve Jackson said. "Apparently with this type of phone if you hold down the number nine it automatically dials 911. So Mr. Arnold's phone was in his front jeans pocket, and somehow the number nine got pressed, and central dispatch heard everything they said."
Deputies thought the 911 call could have been a prank because it was April Fool's Day, but the scene unfolded exactly the way the conversation had described.
The suspects went into one of the mobile homes, carried out a refrigerator and were surprised when police came out from hiding and confronted them.
Authorities were hoping to identify other accomplices by listening to the 911 call again.
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ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Hawkins County authorities were waiting for two would-be burglars after a cell phone in a suspect's pocket accidentally dialed 911 and dispatchers overheard them plotting the crime.
Authorities arrested Jason Anthony Arnold, 29, and James Keith Benton, 38, both of Church Hill, and charged them with burglary and theft over $500. Officers said they tried to steal a refrigerator from a mobile home dealership.
The Hawkins County Sheriff's Department was tipped off early Friday morning when dispatchers overheard a 40-minute conversation from a cell phone about plans to rob the dealership.
"It's the kind with the numbers exposed," detective Eve Jackson said. "Apparently with this type of phone if you hold down the number nine it automatically dials 911. So Mr. Arnold's phone was in his front jeans pocket, and somehow the number nine got pressed, and central dispatch heard everything they said."
Deputies thought the 911 call could have been a prank because it was April Fool's Day, but the scene unfolded exactly the way the conversation had described.
The suspects went into one of the mobile homes, carried out a refrigerator and were surprised when police came out from hiding and confronted them.
Authorities were hoping to identify other accomplices by listening to the 911 call again.
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Man in Purple Robe Leads Police on Chase
DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) - A man sporting a purple robe led police on a bizarre, 1 1/2-hour pursuit through two counties before he was arrested Tuesday, authorities said.
The chase began in eastern Los Angeles County about 10:20 a.m. after El Monte police responded to a disturbance call. The man, driving a white car belonging to his family, hung out the driver's side window dressed in the bright robe.
The man finally climbed back into the driver's seat and sped off with the purple robe flapping in the wind, traveling along interstates into Orange County.
The car eventually pulled off the freeway and into a restaurant parking lot in Dana Point, about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles, where the driver was arrested. He was not immediately identified.
El Monte police Lt. Robert Roach said the home where the chase began was open and apparently ransacked. The man's father told police that his son has a history of mental problems and drug use, Roach said.
The chase came minutes after another pursuit ended in Los Angeles County. That pursuit started shortly after 9:30 a.m. in the Montebello area and reached speeds up to 90 mph. The car finally stopped in nearby Alhambra and its two occupants were captured.
DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) - A man sporting a purple robe led police on a bizarre, 1 1/2-hour pursuit through two counties before he was arrested Tuesday, authorities said.
The chase began in eastern Los Angeles County about 10:20 a.m. after El Monte police responded to a disturbance call. The man, driving a white car belonging to his family, hung out the driver's side window dressed in the bright robe.
The man finally climbed back into the driver's seat and sped off with the purple robe flapping in the wind, traveling along interstates into Orange County.
The car eventually pulled off the freeway and into a restaurant parking lot in Dana Point, about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles, where the driver was arrested. He was not immediately identified.
El Monte police Lt. Robert Roach said the home where the chase began was open and apparently ransacked. The man's father told police that his son has a history of mental problems and drug use, Roach said.
The chase came minutes after another pursuit ended in Los Angeles County. That pursuit started shortly after 9:30 a.m. in the Montebello area and reached speeds up to 90 mph. The car finally stopped in nearby Alhambra and its two occupants were captured.
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Smelly Money Lands Indiana Man in Jail
GREENSBURG, Ind. (AP) - A man who went to the sheriff's department to bond out his brother-in-law also ended up in jail when police realized the money he handed them reeked of marijuana.
Timothy Richards, 45, of Columbus, went to the Decatur County Sheriff's Department and when he handed dispatcher Julie Meyers $400, she counted it and then noticed something unusual.
"When I walked back toward the jail I noticed the money was damp and smelled funny," Meyers said.
A jailer who sniffed the money told her it smelled like marijuana, she said.
Indiana State Trooper Chip Ayers was nearby and asked for the money, she said. He smelled it and then asked Richards for consent to search him and his car, Meyers said.
Ayers found a pipe and a small amount of marijuana and charged Richards with possession. If convicted, he could face six months to three years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Richards remained in jail for several hours Tuesday — until his brother-in-law made bail and came back to pay his own $250 bond.
GREENSBURG, Ind. (AP) - A man who went to the sheriff's department to bond out his brother-in-law also ended up in jail when police realized the money he handed them reeked of marijuana.
Timothy Richards, 45, of Columbus, went to the Decatur County Sheriff's Department and when he handed dispatcher Julie Meyers $400, she counted it and then noticed something unusual.
"When I walked back toward the jail I noticed the money was damp and smelled funny," Meyers said.
A jailer who sniffed the money told her it smelled like marijuana, she said.
Indiana State Trooper Chip Ayers was nearby and asked for the money, she said. He smelled it and then asked Richards for consent to search him and his car, Meyers said.
Ayers found a pipe and a small amount of marijuana and charged Richards with possession. If convicted, he could face six months to three years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Richards remained in jail for several hours Tuesday — until his brother-in-law made bail and came back to pay his own $250 bond.
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Professor Accused of Stealing Manure
ROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) - A Harvard economics professor has been accused of neglecting the standard market practice of paying for goods and services by trying to steal a truckload of manure from a horse farmer.
Stable manager Phillip Casey says Martin Weitzman, Harvard University's Ernest E. Monrad Professor of Economics, has been stealing manure from Charlie Lane's Rockport farm for years.
Police said said Casey found Weitzman on the property last Friday, so he blocked in Weitzman's pickup truck and called police. Weitzman got angry, Casey said, then offered to pay for the manure he'd already taken. But Casey said he wouldn't budge because he wanted the thefts to stop.
"He offered me $20 for it and then $40 for it," Casey said.
Casey said the land was marked private property and Weitzman, 63, had been warned before.
"He's been doing it for years," Casey told the Gloucester Daily Times.
The farm sells the manure for $35 a truckload and also uses it to fertilize a pasture.
Rockport police officer Michael Marino said Weitzman, who lives in neighboring Gloucester, is charged with larceny under $250, trespassing, and malicious destruction of property for tearing up some land with his tires.
Weitzman did not immediately return calls to his home or office on Wednesday morning. His attorney also did immediately return a call on Wednesday.
ROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) - A Harvard economics professor has been accused of neglecting the standard market practice of paying for goods and services by trying to steal a truckload of manure from a horse farmer.
Stable manager Phillip Casey says Martin Weitzman, Harvard University's Ernest E. Monrad Professor of Economics, has been stealing manure from Charlie Lane's Rockport farm for years.
Police said said Casey found Weitzman on the property last Friday, so he blocked in Weitzman's pickup truck and called police. Weitzman got angry, Casey said, then offered to pay for the manure he'd already taken. But Casey said he wouldn't budge because he wanted the thefts to stop.
"He offered me $20 for it and then $40 for it," Casey said.
Casey said the land was marked private property and Weitzman, 63, had been warned before.
"He's been doing it for years," Casey told the Gloucester Daily Times.
The farm sells the manure for $35 a truckload and also uses it to fertilize a pasture.
Rockport police officer Michael Marino said Weitzman, who lives in neighboring Gloucester, is charged with larceny under $250, trespassing, and malicious destruction of property for tearing up some land with his tires.
Weitzman did not immediately return calls to his home or office on Wednesday morning. His attorney also did immediately return a call on Wednesday.
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Apr 7, 2005
Man Charged With Burglary When He Returns For Wallet
By STEPHEN THOMPSON
spthompson@tampatrib.com
PALM HARBOR - A suspected burglar was arrested Wednesday evening after he returned to the scene of the crime looking for his wallet, Pinellas Sheriff's authorities say.
Dustin A. Lindenburg, 20, of 118 Pine Court, Oldsmar, was charged with commercial burglary, grand theft and felony criminal mischief, said Pinellas Sheriff's Sgt. Jim Bordner. Bail was set at $15,000.
The break-in at the Tiphareth Healing Center was discovered by its owner, Dinah Metcalf, Bordner said. Seconds before, Metcalf had seen a white man drive away from the business at 1026 12th Street in a red Ford pickup truck, the sergeant said.
After calling sheriff's authorities, a man approached Metcalf, said he had lost his wallet in the area, and asked if she had seen it, Bordner said. Metcalf told him she had not, and he took a look around before walking off.
While deputies were investigating the burglary, an employee from a nearby barber shop approached them and said a man had come into the barber shop, too, and as the man was getting a haircut, asked if the stylist had seen a wallet.
The man left his name and telephone number at the barber shop in the event the wallet was found, Bordner said. Deputies asked him to return and he did, in the same red pickup truck Metcalf had seen speeding away from her business, Bordner said.
Lindenburg confessed, Bordner said, and the property he had taken -- including a a mini-refrigerator, a wind chime, a folding digital clock, a metal cross, a Buddha statue, and a decorative water fountain - was recovered.
Reporter Stephen Thompson can be reached at (727) 823-3303.
This story can be found at: http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBT4FK597E.html
Man Charged With Burglary When He Returns For Wallet
By STEPHEN THOMPSON
spthompson@tampatrib.com
PALM HARBOR - A suspected burglar was arrested Wednesday evening after he returned to the scene of the crime looking for his wallet, Pinellas Sheriff's authorities say.
Dustin A. Lindenburg, 20, of 118 Pine Court, Oldsmar, was charged with commercial burglary, grand theft and felony criminal mischief, said Pinellas Sheriff's Sgt. Jim Bordner. Bail was set at $15,000.
The break-in at the Tiphareth Healing Center was discovered by its owner, Dinah Metcalf, Bordner said. Seconds before, Metcalf had seen a white man drive away from the business at 1026 12th Street in a red Ford pickup truck, the sergeant said.
After calling sheriff's authorities, a man approached Metcalf, said he had lost his wallet in the area, and asked if she had seen it, Bordner said. Metcalf told him she had not, and he took a look around before walking off.
While deputies were investigating the burglary, an employee from a nearby barber shop approached them and said a man had come into the barber shop, too, and as the man was getting a haircut, asked if the stylist had seen a wallet.
The man left his name and telephone number at the barber shop in the event the wallet was found, Bordner said. Deputies asked him to return and he did, in the same red pickup truck Metcalf had seen speeding away from her business, Bordner said.
Lindenburg confessed, Bordner said, and the property he had taken -- including a a mini-refrigerator, a wind chime, a folding digital clock, a metal cross, a Buddha statue, and a decorative water fountain - was recovered.
Reporter Stephen Thompson can be reached at (727) 823-3303.
This story can be found at: http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBT4FK597E.html
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Woman Charged in Road-Rage Apartment Ramming
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A woman has been arrested after she rammed a car into her neighbor's apartment in an apparent fight over a loud television, Canadian police said on Thursday.
The Penticton, British Columbia, woman got into her 1985 BMW after becoming upset with her neighbor and drove the car across the lawn and through some patio furniture before the vehicle hit the side of the building, police said.
There were no injuries in the incident that took place late on Wednesday, although the neighbor and a friend were inside the building watching television at the time of the crash. The vehicle received only minor damage.
The 36-year-old woman, whose name was not released, was being held in jail pending a court appearance.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A woman has been arrested after she rammed a car into her neighbor's apartment in an apparent fight over a loud television, Canadian police said on Thursday.
The Penticton, British Columbia, woman got into her 1985 BMW after becoming upset with her neighbor and drove the car across the lawn and through some patio furniture before the vehicle hit the side of the building, police said.
There were no injuries in the incident that took place late on Wednesday, although the neighbor and a friend were inside the building watching television at the time of the crash. The vehicle received only minor damage.
The 36-year-old woman, whose name was not released, was being held in jail pending a court appearance.
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Thief Hopping Mad After Stealing 25 Left Shoes
OSLO, Norway (Reuters) - A thief who stole 25 shoes got a little less than he or she bargained for after realizing they were all for left feet.
The robber threw away the haul in disgust after breaking into a car in the Norwegian city of Bergen and finding a case full of women's shoes -- but no pairs. It belonged to a salesman who traveled with only one shoe of each type.
OSLO, Norway (Reuters) - A thief who stole 25 shoes got a little less than he or she bargained for after realizing they were all for left feet.
The robber threw away the haul in disgust after breaking into a car in the Norwegian city of Bergen and finding a case full of women's shoes -- but no pairs. It belonged to a salesman who traveled with only one shoe of each type.
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Nude jogger: "This is what I do"
COCONUT GROVE, Florida (Court TV) - What caught the anonymous caller's attention first — the reflective Nike logo on the back of Robert Register's running shoes, or the fact that the 56-year-old man was running in the buff?
Either way, the tipster is responsible for putting an end to the Floridian's yearlong nude running streak.
Judie Banks, a spokesperson for the Coconut Grove Police Department, said an anonymous caller contacted officers at 5:15 a.m. on March 31 to report a white male jogging in the nude in the largely residential area.
A patrol officer spotted Register at about 5:30 a.m.
"[The officer] saw a naked man running with only a pair of white sneakers with a reflective Nike logo," Banks said.
Register allegedly jumped into the bushes when the officer attempted to stop him. When he came out of hiding, he had on a pair of blue shorts.
The man was cooperative and reportedly told the officer, "This is what I do." He explained that he had been running in the buff regularly on Tuesdays and Fridays for about a year. According to Banks, this was the first time Register had ever been reported to police.
"If there's some holistic benefit to [running naked], I'm not sure what it is," Banks said. "As a result of this incident, I've gotten emails from people who practice nudism. I'm sure it's a perfectly fine practice — in a more controlled environment."
Register was arrested and charged with indecent exposure.
COCONUT GROVE, Florida (Court TV) - What caught the anonymous caller's attention first — the reflective Nike logo on the back of Robert Register's running shoes, or the fact that the 56-year-old man was running in the buff?
Either way, the tipster is responsible for putting an end to the Floridian's yearlong nude running streak.
Judie Banks, a spokesperson for the Coconut Grove Police Department, said an anonymous caller contacted officers at 5:15 a.m. on March 31 to report a white male jogging in the nude in the largely residential area.
A patrol officer spotted Register at about 5:30 a.m.
"[The officer] saw a naked man running with only a pair of white sneakers with a reflective Nike logo," Banks said.
Register allegedly jumped into the bushes when the officer attempted to stop him. When he came out of hiding, he had on a pair of blue shorts.
The man was cooperative and reportedly told the officer, "This is what I do." He explained that he had been running in the buff regularly on Tuesdays and Fridays for about a year. According to Banks, this was the first time Register had ever been reported to police.
"If there's some holistic benefit to [running naked], I'm not sure what it is," Banks said. "As a result of this incident, I've gotten emails from people who practice nudism. I'm sure it's a perfectly fine practice — in a more controlled environment."
Register was arrested and charged with indecent exposure.
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