ODDLY ENOUGH: Driver calls 911 to report himself drunk to police in Iowa

ODDLY ENOUGH

Driver calls 911 to report himself drunk to police in Iowa

IOWA CITY, Iowa

Iowa City police say a 25-year-old man called 911 to report a drunken driver: himself.

According to the Iowa City Press-Citizen, police say Francisco Castro called the emergency number around 8:30 Christmas morning. Officers found Castro sitting in the driver’s seat of a running vehicle.

Police say Castro told officers that he called 911 because he thought he was too drunk to drive. A follow-up test showed his blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit.

Police clear Santa in robbery, accuse bartender of hoax

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.

Santa Claus has been cleared of all charges.

Police in Rhode Island say a report that an armed man dressed as Santa, complete with white beard, robbed an East Providence bar Dec. 19 was nothing but a hoax.

Now the bartender at the East Providence Yacht Club who made the 911 call is facing charges.

Christal Johnson was released on personal recognizance after turning herself in to police Thursday to answer to a charge of making a false police report.

The 37-year-old woman hid her face and refused to comment as she left the station.

Police say $1,500 to $3,000 still is missing from the bar, and the investigation is continuing.

Sgt. Bruce Atwell says he’s just glad that Santa could make his rounds without being chased by police.

Associated Press