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Police find joint in suspect's hair

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Police in California said they discovered a marijuana cigarette hidden in the dreadlocks of a suspect arrested on 10 charges.

Palo Alto police Sgt. Dan Ryan said Melvin Robbins, 21, of Mountain View, Calif., was pulled over for speeding at about 11:30 p.m. Monday, and officers soon discovered marijuana in the vehicle, the Palo Alto Daily News reported Thursday.

Investigators said Robbins, whose license was suspended, initially gave officers a false name, and they discovered he was on probation for a domestic violence charge and had four outstanding felony warrants when his real identity was established. A search of the car also yielded a gun with the serial number scratched off.

Robbins was arrested on the four warrants, three gun violations, marijuana possession, driving with a suspended license and giving false information to an officer.

Police said an officer noticed Robbins still smelled of marijuana at the Santa Clara County Main Jail, and a marijuana cigarette was discovered hidden in his dreadlocks.

Police nab alleged underwear thief

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Authorities in Ohio said a man admitted to breaking into three homes and stealing women's bras and underwear.

Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly said deputies saw Aaron Spradlin, 20, sitting in his truck Tuesday night and observed the truck matched the description of a vehicle seen at three burglaries during the past week, the Dayton (Ohio) News reported Thursday.

Kelly said deputies searched the truck.

"That's when we discovered the ladies' undergarments," he said. The sheriff said all of the burglaries took place in the daytime and investigators believe he was familiar with the victims.

"He did admit to all three burglaries," Kelly said.

Spradlin did not give investigators a reason for the thefts. He was charged with burglary and trespassing. Judge Eugene Nevius ordered Spradlin held on $30,000 bond.

Police: Man forged governor's signature

HINTON, W.Va., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Authorities in West Virginia said they arrested a man who allegedly sent a typo-ridden letter bearing the forged signature of Gov. Joe Manchin.

West Virginia State Police said Matthew Don Reed, 32, of Hinton, W.Va., allegedly told multiple people he met online that he was a state Division of Natural Resources law enforcement officer, and he hired a Chicago man to send target letters to people interested in employment with the division, the Beckley (W.Va.) Register-Herald reported Thursday.

But when he was asked to send a letter with Manchin's forged signature, the Chicago man contacted the agency to verify Reed's employment.

"It's nice to have you as an employee of West Virginia. Your super (boss) Matt talk a lot of thangs about you. I hope you stay with us a long time. If you got ? please ask Matt," read the letter, which did not bear the governor's official seal.

State Police Sgt. T.L. Bragg said the Chicago man's inquiry sparked an investigation that concluded Monday with Reed's arrest. He was charged with impersonating a public official, impersonating a state DNR officer and forgery of a public document. Reed was being held at Southern Regional Jail on $10,000 bond.

Police seek new car stowaway

EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Police in Wisconsin said they were searching for a woman who stowed away in a new car being carried to a dealership on a semitrailer truck.

Eau Claire police said the 45-year-old truck driver told investigators the woman, along with a dog, likely entered the 2010 Subaru Outback while he was spending the night Monday at a Portage, Ind., motel, the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram reported Thursday.

The driver said he noticed the woman and the dog climbing out of the car when he arrived at Markquart Toyota shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday to unload one of the cars on his truck. The woman handed the dog's leash to a dealership employee and ran off when the truck driver shouted at her, police said.

Police said the car smelled of cigarette smoke and had dog hair on the seats. The cost of cleaning the vehicle was estimated at $100 to $150.

Investigators said the woman had long dark hair and stood about 5-foot-6. She was described as speaking with a Southern accent.