Man helps himself 56 gallons of gasoline

WEST BEND, Wis. -- Authorities say a man came up with an unusual way to combat high gasoline prices: Filling about a dozen containers with gas from his former workplace after hours. Andrew Otten, 44, was charged with misdemeanor theft after a sheriff's deputy said he found containers with about 56 gallons of gas in Otten's vehicle. Deputy Ryan Herman noticed the vehicle being driven slowly about 12:20 a.m. Tuesday. Herman pulled over the SUV after spotting an equipment violation. While questioning the driver, Herman noticed 11 gas jugs in the vehicle. Otten said he used to work at West Bend Elevator, and used his old key to enter the facilities and take the gas, the complaint said.

Mother smokes pot with teen son as reward

HANOVER, Pa. -- A 13-year-old boy told police his mother required him to do his homework first thing when he got off the school bus, then smoked marijuana with him as a reward. The mother said she had been smoking marijuana with her son since he was 11, usually as a reward, according to court documents. The police interview came after officers executed a search warrant at the woman's home last weekend and seized marijuana, an array of drug paraphernalia and $600 in cash that she said belonged to a drug dealer, court documents said. Amanda Lynn Livelsberger, 30, faces charges of marijuana possession, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of children and possession with intent to distribute drug paraphernalia, police said.

Man's police escape requires police rescue

ROCHESTER, N.H. -- First, police tried to arrest a man, then they had to rescue him from drowning. Police received a call around 6:15 a.m. Friday that a man in his underwear was trying to get into a house and a business. Officers found James McMillan, 24, of Sanford, Maine, and were trying to arrest him when he jumped into the Cocheco River, police said. McMillan went under several times before floating to an embankment next to a dam. Officers reached down from the dam wall and pulled him from the water. McMillan faces charges including trespassing, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

-- From wire reports