Two drivers, one car
WHERE: East Meadow, N.Y.
WHAT HAPPENED: Police on Long Island say they pulled two drunken drivers from one car. Nassau County officers say they spotted a woman trying to make a three-point turn on a road in East Meadow. They say that when she couldn’t complete the maneuver, she switched places with a male passenger, who took the steering wheel. Police pulled them over and charged them with drunken driving. They were arraigned last Friday.
VERDICT: Misery loves company.
Jewel of denial
WHERE: Naples, Fla.
WHAT HAPPENED: An X-ray marked the spot for southwest Florida police who say a teenager swallowed a $16 pair of earrings after taking them from a JCPenney store. Authorities say William Colburn, 18, was in the store on Saturday when security saw him drop the earrings into a bottle of water and leave. When a security officer approached him, authorities say the Colburn drank the water. Police said Monday the X-ray confirmed the earrings were inside him.
VERDICT: Good luck retrieving ’em.
Baffling raffle
WHERE: Columbus, Ohio
WHAT HAPPENED: An Ohio State University academic adviser and a real estate agent held a $10-a-ticket raffle that offered an evening with a prostitute, police said. Christopher Johnson, 33, an academic adviser at OSU’s School of Nursing, organized the raffle through a Craigslist chat board, police said. Real estate agent Rusty Blades, 42, held the invitation-only party at his house in October. Both were charged with promoting prostitution. OSU spokesman Jim Lynch said that Johnson was placed on unpaid leave.
VERDICT: Yikes.
