Former skater prompts two police calls

YALCOTT, Wash., March 15 (UPI) -- Former Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding prompted two calls to the Clark County, Wash., sheriff's office, which said she was "very agitated."

Authorities first responded to a call Harding made from a Yalcott, Wash., towing company, in which she said several people were trying to break into her car to steal it and were trying to hide guns on her property, the Newhouse News Service said.

When officers responded to the call early Sunday, Harding reportedly said she was on "new medication" for asthma and experiencing an adverse reaction.

In his report, the responding deputy wrote Harding's account was a "very implausible story" and described her as "very agitated."

Later that day, police received another call regarding Harding, this time from a friend who said the skater was "tweaking out," officials said. The caller said the former U.S. Figure Skating champion was staying with her and was not violent.

The deputy who responded took Harding to her home, checking it to calm her, the department said.

Harding gained infamy for her part in the conspiracy to injure two-time Winter Olympics medalist and U.S. Figure Skating champion Nancy Kerrigan in 1994.