Strong cologne leads to suspect
Strong cologne leads to suspect
LEBANON, Ore. (AP) — Officers in western Oregon say a suspect they tried to collar at a traffic stop drove too fast for pursuing officers, but eventually he was just too fragrant.
The driver gave officers in Linn County the slip in a high-speed chase before dawn Sunday, doing better than 100 mph in a red Honda Prelude whose hood flew off.
But Lebanon police later saw the car parked and launched a search by foot.
That’s when officers caught a “strong scent of cologne” in the darkness and soon found their suspect hiding in shrubbery.
Charles V. Agosto, 35, was jailed on charges including probation violation and trying to elude officers.
Officers said he told them he regretted using the cologne.
EU flag triggers terrorism alert
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — It’s often said the European Union has an image problem.
In Belfast, it seems, the EU flag can be mistaken for an emblem of terror.
Northern Ireland police said they were called Sunday to golfer Rory McIlroy’s hometown of Holywood near Belfast after locals reported seeing a house flying the flag of an Islamic terrorist group.
The homeowner explained it was actually the emblem of the 28-nation EU, and he was flying the blue flag with gold stars to celebrate Europe’s Ryder Cup victory against the United States.
The man declined to be identified because of fears that Belfast’s home-grown extremists might attack his house.
“You couldn’t make it up,” said Belfast councilman Andrew Muir.
The flying of rival Irish, British and paramilitary flags frequently raises tensions in Belfast.