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Man uses slingshot to fire marbles at speed camera

ELLICOTT CITY, Md.

Police in Maryland say a man has been charged with assault for using a slingshot to fire glass marbles at a speed-camera van.

Authorities say Bruce Lawrence May of Ellicott City was arrested Tuesday.

The 50-year-old Lawrence also was charged with destruction of property and reckless endangerment. He was released on $3,000 bond.

Howard County police say that about 5 p.m. Tuesday, the van was near Manor Woods Elementary School when the operator heard something hit the side of the vehicle.

The operator saw a minivan pass and saw the driver with a slingshot fire another projectile at the speed-camera van.

Police say that May had received two speed-camera violations recently.

NM mom jailed for overdue ‘Twilight’ book, DVDs

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

A New Mexico woman was arrested and spent a night in jail for not returning the book “Twilight” and two-DVD set “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” back to the library on time.

The Albuquerque Journal reports Lori Teel was arrested and handcuffed at her Portales home in front of her five small children earlier this month for the $36 worth of library materials not returned since 2010.

Her attorney says arrest warrants were mailed last year to an address at which Teel hadn’t lived since childhood, but Teel was arrested by officers investigating a disturbance.

Her charges were dismissed.

Associated Press