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Con man told officials he was rock star

DOVER, England, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Officials in Dover, England, said they were swindled by a con artist who posed as the lead singer of the rock band Status Quo.

Dover councilors said the con man -- who fled town before his true identity could be uncovered -- had them convinced he was rocker Francis Rossi. He had promised to bring celebrity musicians including Paul McCartney, Charlotte Church, and Queen's Brian May to the town's festival, Sky News reported.

Councilors said the faux-Rossi was treated to rides in the mayor's limousine and received invitations to high profile dinners and events, including a prestigious gathering at Dover Castle, in exchange for agreeing to play at the festival.

When he was confronted about lacking Rossi's trademark ponytail, he told people the hair was a fake extension that he only puts on for concerts. Officials said they did not realize they had been swindled until the impostor skipped town before his scheduled gig at the festival.

The real Francis Rossi said he is taking the identity theft in good humor.

"I'll never know how he knew the secret about my ponytail," Rossi joked.

Man arrested after alleged radio break-in

BIRMINGHAM, England, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Police in Birmingham, England, said a man was arrested after he allegedly broke into a radio station and broadcast obscenities.

A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said the man was arrested at about 5 a.m. Monday after he allegedly broke into the Galaxy 102.2 studios and sent obscenities out over the airwaves, The Sun reported.

"In the early hours of this morning ... there was an incident at the radio studios of Galaxy 102.2 in

Birmingham," the spokesman said. "A man forced his way into the station but was arrested by the police at the scene."

The spokesman did not say how the suspect managed to get on the air at the station.

A spokesman for independent British communications regulator Ofcom said no complaints had been filed Monday regarding the incident.

La. town finally gets a ZIP code

LAROSE, La., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service announced the 7,000-person town of Larose, La., has been given its own ZIP code, meaning residents can finally get mail at home.

Residents previously had to visit post offices in the neighboring towns of Cut Off and Lockport to pick up their mail, but the issuing of ZIP code 70373 to the community means that as of Monday, mail was to be delivered to boxes at the homes of Larose residents, The (Lafourche Parish, La.) Daily Comet reported.

Daisy Comeaux, spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Service, said the move comes after a June 16 community survey found most respondents supported the idea of bringing mail carriers to Larose.

"It was a very lengthy process, but for the Postal Service to make any type of change like that we have to go through that type of process," Comeaux said. "We're really pleased we were able to give that service to the customers. It will add convenience, community service and identity for residents of Larose."

Historical society offers 1855 map prints

HAMILTON, Ohio, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Ohio's Butler County Historical Society says it is offering prints of a rare 1855 map of the county created by surveyor John Crane.

Officials said the prints, made by photographer Patrick Brown, are part of the society's efforts to preserve the map in a way that would benefit historical research, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

Michael Riesenberg, executive director of the Butler County Historical Society, said the map is detailed enough that current residents would be able to use it to determine who owned their land in 1855. He said historians are satisfied that the map is accurate "because the county officials at the time signed off on it."

The item is one of only three surviving copies of the Crane map. The other two copies are at the Library of Congress in Washington and The Smith Library of Regional History in Oxford, Ohio.

Thomas Stander, who served as president of the historical society when the map was obtained from a resident several years ago, said the map was the first county map to be drawn in full color.