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Alleged bus thief arrested for 27th time

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A New York man with a history of impersonating transit workers and joyriding in subway trains allegedly stole a bus in New Jersey, police said.

Investigators said Darius McCollum, who has been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and has extensive knowledge of Metropolitan Transportation Authority procedures, entered an unsecured bus depot in Hoboken early Tuesday and stole a Trailways coach that had been parked with the keys still inside, the New York Post reported.

Police tracked the bus using its satellite global-positioning system and pulled it over at 9 a.m. EDT in New York. A police report said the suspect acted "like a gentleman" toward officers.

"He said he liked driving buses. He's very smart," a police source told the Post.

McCollum was charged with grand larceny and possession of stolen property. He has previously been arrested 27 times during the past three decades, often for stealing subway trains, the report said.

N.C. to replace typo sign

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- North Carolina transport officials said a sign typo misspelling "Independence" as "Idnpendence" will be corrected at no additional charge to taxpayers.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation said the sign on Interstate 277 in Charlotte was misprinted by the manufacturer and will be replaced without taxpayer dollars, WCNC-TV, Charlotte, reported.

Officials said Tuesday they were planning a temporary fix until they obtain the replacement for the sign, which is visible on eastbound I-277 near Independence Boulevard.

Man not seriously injured by highway fall

STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Police in Connecticut said a man who fell out of his moving car on a highway avoided serious injury but was under supervision at a hospital.

State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance said Robert Craig, 52, of Killingworth tumbled from his car Tuesday morning near exit 10 on the southbound side of Interstate 95, the Stamford Advocate reported.

Vance said Craig was not seriously injured but suffered abrasions to his head, face, arms, legs and abdomen. He was taken to Stamford Hospital to receive treatment and a psychiatric evaluation.

Vance said police had not determined the cause of Craig's fall. He said the motorist's 2006 Dodge Charger continued to roll unoccupied for about a fifth of a mile before striking a light pole and a metal guard rail.

Santa Fe's antique clock gets repairs

SANTA FE, N.M., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A New Mexico clocksmith said an 1880s-era clock that broke down about a month ago should soon be back to prime working condition, but the job is complicated.

Clocksmith Chester Johnson said the 45-pound brass inner workings of Santa Fe's Spitz Clock are back to ticking properly, and he plans to reinstall them in the clock this week, The (Santa Fe) New Mexican reported.

Johnson said returning the innards to the Santa Fe Plaza clock is a delicate undertaking.

"It is very awkward," he said. "It is like trying to rig a ship inside of a wastebasket. It is so cramped."

However, Johnson, who said the clock's problem likely arose from being wound too tightly, said he has enjoyed working on the piece during the past month.

"It was a pleasure working on this because it's so plain and so basic and so functional," he said.