My OperaMan's dog "steals" truck, Man drives stolen car to police station & Bank accidentally gives man $5 million
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:21:34 AM
‘Stolen’ truck taken by dog in California
Police say Boxer knocked pickup out of gear; animal wasn't injured
AZUSA, California - Doggone it, my truck's gone!
Police said Charles McCowan parked his pickup in front of a mini-mart Wednesday, leaving his 80-pound Boxer Max in the passenger seat. When he came out, the truck and Max were gone.
McCowan called police, assuming the truck had been stolen. When officers arrived, they found the pickup across the street in a fast-food parking lot but had no idea how it got there.
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Man drives stolen car to police station
Suspect wanted return of $2,000 in seized funds
ANDERSON, S.C. - 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.
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Bank error in his favor ... compounded
Man charged with withdrawing $2 million after $5 million bank boo-boo
NEW YORK - 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. He says 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.
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