Published November 07, 2009 06:52 pm - • Oregon man charged with DUI after 911 call
• Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge
SUNDAY’S WEIRD NEWS: Nov. 8, 2009
• Oregon man charged with DUI after 911 call
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon police have charged a man with drunken driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn’t understand him because he was vomiting while on the road.
Marion County sheriff’s deputies say 21-year-old Calvin Hoover, of Salem, told dispatchers early Tuesday that someone had broken into his truck and stolen cash, a jacket and a small amount of marijuana while he was at a tavern in Salem.
He then called 911 again to complain that deputies had not arrived, but the dispatcher had trouble understanding Hoover because he was driving and stopping several times to vomit.
He was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants.
The sheriff’s office says it has no record of an attorney for Hoover.
• Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.
Patrol investigator Chris Linehan says he arrested Samuel Botchvaroff Tuesday as he sat inside a stolen 2000 Range Rover at the Vallejo courthouse. The 24-year-old Botchvaroff had just left his arraignment on auto theft charges stemming from an Oct. 31 arrest.
Linehan said the Range Rover’s LoJack system helped him locate the vehicle, which had been stolen from Oakland earlier Tuesday morning.
Authorities say Botchvaroff told officers his car had been impounded, and he had no other way to get to his arraignment.
He was booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of auto theft and possession of stolen property.