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• Devin Roberts, 32, of Bardwell, Kentucky, caught the attention of local media after being arrested three times in one week.
Carlisle County Sheriff's deputies first encountered Roberts on June 23, WSIL reported, when he called the sheriff's office to say he had taken a case he found next to a dumpster that turned out to contain items belonging to the city.
When officers arrived, they determined the case had been removed from a city building. The following Saturday, Roberts was accused of fighting with a grocery store clerk and making lewd comments to female employees.
Sheriff William Gilbert found Roberts at his home, passed out in a running vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. He had also left his 3-year-old son at home with another inebriated person.
Finally, on June 28, deputies pulling over a car on suspicion of drunken driving found Roberts in the passenger seat, drunk and in possession of alcohol, which violated the terms of his earlier bonds.
Roberts faces multiple charges related to all three encounters. [WSIL, 6/28/2020]
• Firefighters were called to a home in Guilford, Connecticut, on June 29 where a resident had fallen through a wood floor in the 177-year-old house and down about 30 feet into a well, WHDH reported.
The victim treaded water for about 25 minutes while responders worked to hoist them out.
Apparently, the well had been covered over by an addition made to the home during a 1981 renovation.
"Some of these older, historical homes may have hazards that were not updated by current code," the Guilford Police Department tweeted.
The victim was taken to the hospital but had only minor injuries. [WHDH, 6/29/2020]