• Fla. man wanting ride to bar calls 911, arrested

OLDSMAR, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man who called 911 claiming he’d been beaten and shot at was hoping the tale would get him a ride to a bar.

Instead, 37-year-old Gregory J. Oras is facing charges of misusing the 911 system and battery of a law enforcement officer.

An arrest report says Oras called 911 three times before his arrest early Tuesday in Oldsmar, northwest of Tampa. He told the dispatcher he had a broken nose and bleeding ears, and claimed people were shooting at him.

Authorities say he was actually looking for a ride to another bar.

The report also says Oras kicked a Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy in the knees and a Taser was used to subdue him.

Online records show he is being held at the Pinellas County Jail but don’t indicate whether he has an attorney.



• Suit: NYC eatery patron hurt by falling moose head

NEW YORK (AP) — A Web designer says she was struck by the decor at a New York City restaurant — when it fell on her head.

Raina Kumra says in a negligence lawsuit filed last week that a 150-pound stuffed moose head with 3-foot-wide antlers plummeted off a wall at the Scandinavian-themed White Slab Palace on Oct. 4 and hit her. She says she suffered a concussion and other injuries.

The owner of the Manhattan restaurant hasn’t returned a telephone message left by The Associated Press. Nor has Kumra, who’s representing herself in the case.

Kumra filed her lawsuit in state Supreme Court in Manhattan. She’s seeking unspecified damages.