By SCOTT CARLSON
North Platte Post
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.-A North Platte man is facing drug and theft allegations after allegedly borrowing a vehicle and refusing to return it.
On Tuesday, at around 12:31 a.m., it was reported to police that Richard Valentine, 55, had been allowed to borrow a vehicle. However, the caller reported that he refused when he was asked to return the car. Police said he continued to drive the vehicle around town.
Eventually, officers located the vehicle in the parking lot of Bankshot Skills Casino. Officers made contact with Valentine inside the business and began an investigation.
Police said officers established probable cause to take Valentine into custody and, as a result, conducted a search of his person.
During the search, police said officers located a glass pipe with a residue that later tested positive for methamphetamine.
Valentine was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center on suspicion of possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, possession of a controlled substance, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and possession of methamphetamine.