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No tickets in 84 years of driving

SOUTH WITHAM, England, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A 99-year-old Briton who has maintained an immaculate driving record for 84 years says he has no intention of getting out from behind the wheel.

George Geeson of South Witham, England, who received his driver's license in 1925 at age 15, said he has driven more than 800,000 miles in cars and motorcycles since then and has yet to receive a single speeding ticket or be cited as the cause of a collision, The Sun reported.

Geeson said he has only been involved in one crash, when he was rear-ended by another motorist 51 years ago.

"I've always been careful and told myself that if I stayed on the right side of the law I'd no reason to be afraid," Geeson said. "I've probably driven more than (800,000) or 900,000 miles. But now I just enjoy pottering to the shops."

"I should have no problem renewing my license when it expires next year because I still have perfect vision and I'm fit as a fiddle."

Real-life Harry Potter laments name

PORTSMOUTH, England, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A Briton named Harry Potter said the fictional wizard with whom he shares a name has made his life seem as if he were under the influence of a "bad spell."

Potter, 20, of Portsmouth, England, who bears a forehead scar similar to that of his fictional namesake -- he got it from running into a lamppost when he was 15 -- said the series of books by J.K. Rowling and the films based on the novels have made his life more difficult, The Sun reported.

"My life has changed completely since the books were written, at first I thought it might be quite a good thing to have the same name," he said. "But now it is like someone has cast a bad spell on me, the reactions I get from people range from making fun to plain aggressive.

"No one ever believes that I'm telling the truth about my name. I had to show my girlfriend my passport, my bank card, and my driving license to convince her that I wasn't lying. I wasn't even able to get a Facebook account in my name as apparently the rights are owned by the Potter brand."

Boy, 11, cuts runaway time short

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- An adventure-minded 11-year-old boy in Texas said his big plans for running away from home ended after only half a day when he got bored.

Robert and Mary Anne Notzon of Austin said they discovered at about 9 a.m. Monday their son Pablo was gone from their house and had left a note saying he would be gone for three months, the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman reported.

The parents said Pablo had recently read "My Side of the Mountain," Jean Craighead George's 1959 novel about a boy who leaves home and lives on his own in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains.

Police were called and a search of the area began, but it ended after only a few hours when Pablo returned home about 1 p.m.

Pablo said he had left the house about 7:40 a.m. with insect repellent, toilet paper, dental floss, flint and magnesium fire-starters, $80 cash, oranges, heat packs, a pack of socks, a compass and a pocket survival guide book. He said he rode his bike to a wooded area, where he made a knife out of bamboo, played solitaire and attempted to solve a Rubik's cube before concluding he could have more fun at home.

"It wasn't the best time of my life," he said. "I think it was a good experience. I have no regrets, except that I made everybody upset."

Man claimed stolen goods were sex toys

SALEM, Mass., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Police in Massachusetts said a man stopped on the street with a bag full of stolen goods initially told officers the bag was full of his ex-wife's sex toys.

Investigators said patrolling officers saw Michael Conway, 34, walking around Salem Tuesday morning with an empty bag, and he was stopped a few hours later when the same officers saw that his bag had become full, the Salem (Mass.) News reported.

Salem police Lt. Conrad Prosniewski said the officers asked Conway about the bag's contents, and he told them it was full of his ex-wife's sex toys. However, the officers peered into the bag and discovered another man's wallet, a couple's checkbook, lottery tickets, a Garmin GPS device, compact discs, an American Express receipt, a couple of Lynn parking tickets, two cell phone chargers, a pink iPod, a camera, a Nissan key, gold charms and a watch.

Police said they determined many of the items were from three cars that had been broken into nearby and they were working to identify the owners of the remaining items.

Conway was charged with burglarizing the vehicles and two counts each of receiving stolen property and felony larceny. Police said more charges are expected as the investigation progresses.