Feb 21, 4:14 PM (ET)
MOSCOW, Pa. (AP) - Police say a Lackawanna County man suspected of drunken driving was released in custody of his sister, who took his keys. But four hours later police got another call. This time it was to a Covington Township intersection where authorities say the man crashed his car into a state Department of Transportation end loader.
State police say Daniel Corbett, 56, of Spring Brook Township, was taken to Community Medical Center both times - about 2 a.m. Wednesday and again about 6 a.m.
Corbett had his blood alcohol tested, but a state police news release does not say what, if any, charges he is likely to face.
State police say following the second accident, Corbett was taken to Community Medical Center with moderate injuries.
A hospital spokeswoman told The Times-Tribune in Scranton she had no further information about him.
Man Drives Stolen Car to Police Station
Feb 20, 11:01 PM (ET)
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say a man drove a stolen car to the Anderson County Sheriff's Office to demand the return of nearly $2,000 officers seized from him during a drug arrest last June.
Deputies said after they told Charles Chambers, 36, to leave Tuesday afternoon, an officer noticed he got into a car that matched the description of a vehicle stolen about three hours earlier.
Another officer pulled the man over and told him to stop the car. The officer said Chambers stuck a screwdriver in the ignition to shut it off because the vehicle's key switch had been removed.
Authorities say Chambers was charged with possession of a stolen automobile, driving under suspension and a tag violation.
But you told Me it Was Mine!
Feb 20, 4:04 PM (ET)
NEW YORK (AP) - A man was charged with withdrawing $2 million from an account after a bank confused him with a man who has the same name. Benjamin Lovell was arraigned Tuesday on grand larceny charges. The 48-year-old salesman said he tried to tell officials at Commerce Bank in December that he did not have a $5 million account.
Lovell said he was told it was his and he could withdraw the money.
Prosecutors said the bank - which advertises itself as America's Most Convenient Bank - confused Lovell with a Benjamin Lovell who works for a property management company.
The lesser-funded Lovell gave away some of the withdrawn money and blew some of it on gifts, but lost much of it on bad investments, prosecutors said.
The district attorney's office did not immediately have information on his lawyer. Calls left with Commerce Bank on Wednesday were not immediately returned.
Biology in Action?
Feb 19, 11:05 PM (ET)
ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Students in a University of Michigan biology project had been assigned to grow herbs, vegetables, annuals and perennials. Police are trying to find out whether someone's green thumb also was being used to grow pot.
The Ann Arbor News reports 11 small green plants believed to be marijuana were seized from a greenhouse in the school's Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor Township, near its main Ann Arbor campus.
Police say a school employee found the plants Monday on a table while monitoring the research project.
The plants were mixed in with the project, which involves about 80 students. Samples were sent to the Michigan State Police for testing.
He’ll be Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock
Feb 19, 11:04 PM (ET)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - This is one Elvis impersonator who's definitely singing the blues after Tampa police charged him with fraud.
Authorities say Elvis tribute artist Frederick Denmark told people his house had burned so they would organize a benefit concert.
The concert, held at American Legion Post 138 in September, raised more than $2,000 in cash, as well as clothes and household items.
But police say there never was a fire.
And now Denmark, 47, who performs under the name Fred Alberts, is charged with felony organized fraud and felony grand theft.
Denmark, of Fort Lauderdale, is free on $4,000 bail.
Doh!
Feb 19, 11:04 PM (ET)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A homeowner in Vancouver has learned that using a pop can as an outdoor ashtray can be hazardous to your house. Fire Capt. Kevin Murray said heat from burning material in the pop can set a plastic slide on fire, and the flames spread to the back deck and then to the house.
Damage from the fire Sunday night has been estimated at $125,000. No one was injured.
