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Police: Robber called 911 on himself
PORT ORANGE, Fla., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Police in a Florida community say a man called 911 to turn himself in only 20 minutes after robbing a bank.
Port Orange Police Capt. Frank Surmaczewicz said Tony Max Olea, 42, of Edgewater handed a teller a note Tuesday at the Colonial Bank in Port Orange that implied he had a gun and was demanding money, the Daytona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal reported.
Olea, who told the teller he was "desperate," left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash, and a dye pack hidden inside the money exploded shortly after he exited the building, Surmaczewicz said.
He said the suspect called 911 from a gas station about 10:50 a.m., just 20 minutes after the robbery, and said he wanted to turn himself in for the crime.
Olea was arrested and taken to the Volusia County Branch Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail.
Steamed woman fries hubby's goldfish
PASADENA, Texas, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Police in Texas say a woman took her common-law husband's goldfish and ate them to get back at him for taking back jewelry he had given her.
Pasadena Police Department spokesman Vance Mitchell said the couple argued about the jewelry and the woman went to the man's home after he refused to return the items to her -- and took seven goldfish, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Mitchell said the man called police and officers went to the woman's home to attempt to return the fish.
"She said, 'They're in there,' and pointed to the kitchen," Mitchell said.
He said police found four of the fish fried on a plate and the woman told them she had already eaten the other three. Officers determined the fish were community property because they had been purchased while the couple lived together.
"There was nothing we could do," Mitchell said. "If he wants to pursue it, it's a civil case."
Police: Psychic lied about attack
GREENWICH, Conn., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Connecticut said a professional psychic was arrested for allegedly making up a story about being attacked by rival psychics.
Greenwich police said Janet Lee, 35, who bills herself as the "foremost psychic in New England," turned herself in to police Saturday and was charged with falsely reporting an incident, interfering with an officer and providing a false statement, The Greenwich Time reported.
Investigators said Lee claimed to have been attacked by a man July 11 outside of her Greenwich Avenue store, following a series of threatening phone calls she attributed to rival psychics. Lee had a black eye and a cut on her face when she was interviewed by police.
However, investigators said evidence indicates Lee was not attacked outside of her store, but rather by someone she knew in the town of Norwalk.
"There were numerous inconsistencies with her story and her timeframe," Detective Robert Brown said. "This, more than likely, happened in Norwalk because the evidence shows she was in Norwalk during the timeframe it had taken place."
Police said they have not yet determined a possible motive for Lee lying to investigators.
Police: Feces-covered man jumped in pool
STUART, Fla., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a man was arrested and charged with breaking into a back yard and jumping into a pool while nude and covered in feces.
The Martin County Sheriff's Office said a resident reported hearing the man crash through the screen of the pool at about 9 p.m. Saturday. The resident said he spotted the intruder, whom he recognized as someone he had seen around the neighborhood, snatch a towel before fleeing, TCPalm.com reported.
Deputies said a K-9 unit tracked the suspect to a nearby home, where he was identified as Robert Stark Higgins, 21. Higgins told deputies he had been drinking beer and vodka.
It was not clear why Higgins had been covered in feces.
Higgins was charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling, disorderly conduct and misdemeanor theft. He was taken to the Martin County Jail in lieu of $10,500 bond.
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