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Student says he’s in trouble for renting dorm room on Airbnb

BOSTON

A student at Emerson College in Boston says he’s facing disciplinary action after renting out his dorm room on Airbnb.

Jack Worth tells The Boston Globe he rented the room in early January to three guests on three separate nights.

The 19-year-old sophomore says the listing was online for two weeks before school officials asked him to remove it. Worth wouldn’t say how much he charged for the room.

Worth says the school’s punishment would mar his time at the liberal arts school.

Emerson officials wouldn’t say whether Worth rented out his room on Airbnb, citing privacy concerns.

But school officials say an attempt to sublet a dorm room would violate the school’s housing policies.

An Airbnb spokesman says all hosts are asked to follow local regulations when renting a room.

Police: Pa. shoplifting suspect stole patrol car

YORK, Pa.

Police say a Pennsylvania shoplifting suspect is in custody on charges that he briefly stole a police car.

Springettsbury Township police say the bizarre chain of events began shortly before 1 p.m. Monday.

That’s when police responded to a call that 21-year-old Marlo Harvard Jr., of Baltimore had left a Walmart with some stolen merchandise.

Police spotted Harvard near a bus stop and gave chase, and when one officer left his car to join in, Harvard circled back and hopped inside the still-running car and took off.

Police say Harvard abandoned the cruiser near a bank and ran into a restaurant and then outside into a trash container.

Police say Harvard denied wrongdoing, saying, “I hang out in Dumpsters all the time.”

Online court records don’t list an attorney for Harvard.

Jury summons directs people to call sex hot line

PASCAGOULA, Miss.

Hundreds of southeastern Mississippi residents received jury summons that incorrectly instructed them to call a sex hot line.

Multiple news outlets report that at least 350 jury summonses with the incorrect phone number were sent out in Jackson County to potential jurors.

Circuit Clerk Randy Carney says people started calling the circuit clerk’s office Monday morning to report the problem. Others stopped by in person to address the issue.

Carney says he doesn’t know what caused the mix-up. He has drafted an apology letter that will go out those who received the erroneous summonses. He says he doesn’t know if his office will be liable for costs associated with any potential jurors billed for using the hot line.

Carney added that he’ll personally review summonses before they’re mailed out from now on.

Associated Press