Man allegedly drove drunk to police

MONROE, N.Y., May 31 (UPI) -- Police in New York state said a man who found a stray dog and needed directions to the animal shelter allegedly drove drunk to the police station.

Monroe police said Oleksandr Nayda, 38, arrived at police headquarters with the stray Rottweiler and asked directions to the nearest animal shelter, the Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y., reported Monday.

Officers said Nayda smelled like alcohol and registered a 0.17 blood-alcohol level, more than twice the legal limit for driving. He told police he stopped drinking at about 6 a.m.

Investigators said Nayda was also wanted on a driving while intoxicated charge from 2006. They said a new driving while intoxicated charge could turn into a felony if he is convicted on the 2006 count.

Nayda was jailed in lieu of $1,000 cash bail. An animal control officer took the dog from police headquarters to the shelter.