Maybe he thought it was a drive-thru liquor store

A man smashed his car into a Boca Raton liquor store, jumped out, grabbed four bottles of rum, got back into his car and drove away, the Palm Beach Post reports.

Police described the man as having a muscular build and bushy hair and driving a Ford sedan. He four 1.75-liter bottles of Captain Morgan's from the ABC Liquor Store at 6998 the night of March 16.

Their dog was so great they had to clone him

A Boca Raton couple spent $155,000 on a clone of their deceased family Labrador retriever, and Sir Lancelot Encore, as he's called, has become an international sensation since arriving Monday night, the Miami Herald reports.

The 10-week-old golden retriever was created in South Korea by a California biotech firm from the DNA of the first Sir Lancelot, the beloved pet of Ed and Nina Otto. The company, which auctioned off five dog-cloning procedures in July, says it is the first single-birth, commercially cloned puppy in the U.S.

By Tuesday morning, Regis and Kelly and the BBC were clamoring for some dog time with Sir Lancelot Encore.

Why spend so much on a dog clone? Because the original was so special, the Ottos said. 66.'

"He was a human dog,'' said Ed Otto, 79. "He read your emotions. He knew when to be with you and when to leave you alone..."He could understand English and read hand signals.''

Otto, who calls himself a ''serial entrepreneur,'' is the son of the late Edward Otto, who cofounded both NASCAR and the Orange Bowl where, in the 1930s, he staged motorcycle races.

Money wasn't an issue when they heard about the auction. Indeed, the Ottos cryogenically banked DNA samples from their beloved Lancelot five years earlier, hoping that some day they would be able to do what they finally did.

Man arrested for 190th time in Florida

BOCA RATON, Fla.     (AP) -- Police say a 46-year-old man was arrested for the 190th time in Florida this week.

Authorities arrested Henry Farrell after he tried to carjack a man outside a Boca Raton coffee shop. Police said Farrell threatened to kill the man after he refused to give Farrell a ride.

Officer Sandra Boonenberg, a police spokeswoman, said authorities have spent years dealing with Farrell, who "lives locally and apparently likes Boca Raton."

Farrell is being held without bond on charges of carjacking, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

The man's mother says her son has struggled with severe mental illness since his teens and is diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

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Information from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel, http://www.sun-sentinel.com

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Big house proves to be too big for millionaire

Dru Scmitt is a 39-year-old Boca Raton millionaire who spent two years building his waterfront dream house in exclusive Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club, complete with lush landscaping, 300 feet of dock, $160,000 worth of doorknobs and hinges, underwater music in the pool, hand-shaved walnut floors. He and his family moved in last month and moved out within days, the Palm Beach post reports. It seems he discovered a problem: At 23,000 square feet it seems the place is just too big. Now it's on the market for $25-million.

Rules are rules, condo tells disabled woman

Josefina Fontanez is disabled. She lives in a condo in Boca Raton. Her only way out is to turn the door knob with her teeth, reports the the Palm Beach Post. The only way back in is to wait for someone to open the door.

Electronic doors would solve the problem. The state has even offered to pay for them.

Too bad her condo association says no.

South Florida advocates for the disabled call it one of the most egregious violations of state fair housing laws they have ever seen. After a year of failed persuasion, Fontanez has finally gone to court.

 "I'm locked up in jail," says the 46-year-old Fontanez, who was born without arms and legs because her mom took the now-banned drug thalidomide.