ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH

FBI: Suspect in Ohio holdup was bank’s own customer

GALLOWAY, Ohio

The FBI says a man arrested in an Ohio bank holdup looked familiar to bank employees — because he was a customer there.

Special Agent Harry Trombitas in Columbus says 43-year-old Alan Garrett turned himself in Friday, two days after the robbery in suburban Galloway.

Authorities had said a man wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap stole a small amount of cash after handing the teller a note demanding money. The FBI says bank workers got the plate number of the man’s car, it was traced it to Garrett and a warrant was issued.

Trombitas says the bank employees recognized Garrett because he had an account there.

Garrett is jailed on one count of aggravated robbery, with bond at $50,085. Court records don’t list an attorney.

Pa. man, 78, rides Jack Rabbit roller coaster 90 times in day

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa.

Talk about having your ups and downs.

A 78-year-old man rode a Pittsburgh-area roller coaster 90 times in one day — bringing his lifetime total to 4,000 rides.

Vic Kleman, of Knoxville, Pa., spent about five hours on the Jack Rabbit roller coaster at Kennywood Park in nearby West Mifflin.

“I feel great! I don’t know if I could do another 90, but I bet I could do another 50,” Kleman said.

The wooden coaster is no spring chicken, either. It’s celebrating its 90th anniversary — the number that prompted Kleman’s marathon riding session Sunday. He said he never got bored because there were always new riders to talk with.

“It goes faster than you think,” Kleman said.

Officials at Kennywood presented Kleman with a certificate to verify his 4,000 trips on the coaster, which has an 85-foot, double-dip drop. He took his 3,000th ride on the Jack Rabbit in 1998.

Kleman, a member of the American Coaster Enthusiasts, said he’s been riding the Jack Rabbit since 1959. He usually rides it about 20 times per visit.

“It’s just fun,” he said.

Pythons, lizards worth $8K stolen from Pa. rescue center

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa.

Snakes alive!

Police in central Pennsylvania say 16 baby pythons and two bearded dragon lizards were stolen from a reptile rescue center.

The slithery and scaly creatures were taken from Triple J Reptiles and Rescue in Elizabethtown. The owners tell Northwest Regional Police that the animals are worth about $7,900.

The burglary was reported Sunday, after the owners returned home from vacation.

Associated Press