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Drunken driving suspect had 'cop fantasy'

ALTOONA, Pa., April 9 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania State Police said a trooper who knocked on the door of a home was greeted by a female drunken driving suspect who said she had a "cop fantasy."

Trooper Thomas Laskey appeared at the Altoona home March 20 after a witness reported seeing a red Chevrolet Monte Carlo driving erratically at speeds as high as 90 mph on Interstate 99 and followed the vehicle, Philly.com reported Monday.

The trooper said Monica Barnhart, 40, appeared intoxicated when she answered the door in her underwear, handed him two yellow roses and told him she had been entertaining a "cop fantasy."

Police said Barnhart, who eventually told police she had been driving the Monte Carlo, had a blood alcohol content of 0.356 percent, more than four times the 0.08 legal limit.

Barnhart was charged with driving under the influence and multiple traffic violations.

Man serves public for 63 years

HAMPTON, Va., April 9 (UPI) -- An 84-year-old Virginia man has been recognized by Guinness World Records for having the world's longest career as a civil servant.

Sara Wilcox, a Guinness World Records spokeswoman, said Hardy Cash began serving the public July 1, 1947, when he was hired to assist Elizabeth City County Executive W.R. "Buddy" Freeman with office tasks, and his career ended when he retired as the Hampton city ombudsman Jan. 28, 2011, the Newport News Daily Press reported Monday.

Wilcox said Cash's public service, which lasted 63 years, 210 days, is now believed to be the world's longest and will appear in the next edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.

"Hardy Cash is a Hampton icon," Mayor Molly Joseph Ward said. "To remain in public service to one city for more than 60 years is a feat that won't likely be duplicated any time soon. We are most grateful to him for his commitment to public service."

102-year-old man still working as valet

NEW YORK, April 9 (UPI) -- A New York man marked his 102nd birthday surrounded by friends in the neighborhood where he has worked as a valet for 25 years.

Joe Binder, valet at Mario's Restaurant on Arthur Avenue, said his long life might be a result of being "very nice to people" -- and not having any children may be "one of the reasons I've stayed stress-free," the New York Post reported Monday.

"I still drive locally and I just renewed my license so I'm good until I turn 110 years old," Binder said.

Binder, whose birthday was celebrated by his Arthur Avenue neighbors Sunday with a huge banner stretched across the street, said he was lucky to have made so many friends during his years working for Mario's.

"Sometimes I think I'm dreaming when I think of how many people love and care for me here on Arthur Avenue," he said.

Binder said his 48-year-old girlfriend helps keep him young.

"There's no sex involved, just companionship," he said, listing dancing as one of their most frequent activities.

Swedish rescuers free boy, 7, from washer

HARJEDALEN, Sweden, April 9 (UPI) -- Swedish emergency responders said it took about 2 hours to free a 7-year-old boy who became lodged in a top-loading washing machine. The child was not injured.

The rescue workers told the Ostersunds-Posten newspaper the Harjedalen boy's hips became stuck in the machine Sunday after he climbed into explore the appliance's insides, the Swedish news agency TT reported Monday.

Sven-Erik Svensson, leader of the six-person rescue team, said the group soon decided to dismantle the machine to free the boy.

"We worked calmly and methodically to avoiding stressing the boy. We pulled the washing machine apart bit by bit, and in the end we had to cut up the actual drum," he said. "It took almost 2 hours before we were done."

Svensson said the boy was up and walking a few minutes after regaining his freedom.