TERRE HAUTE, Indiana (AP) – Workers are altering part of the Vigo County Jail to fix a design flaw that allowed inmates to crawl through the ceiling to visit other cells. Eight pods in the seven-year-old addition to the original jail are getting sturdier ceiling panels to prevent excursions by inmates.

Sheriff Jon Marvel said the $500,000 ceiling upgrade should be complete by early December.

He said the design flaw allowed inmates in a top bunk to kick and bend perforated metal ceiling panels, stripping out screws so they could lift the panel.

Once a panel was lifted far enough, inmates could slip through the gap and roam around in the space above the cells to visit other inmates.

Brazil student expelled after wearing mini-dress

SAO PAULO (AP) – A Brazilian university has expelled a woman who was heckled by hundreds of fellow students for wearing a short, pink dress to class — publicly accusing her Sunday of immorality.

The private Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo, outside Sao Paulo, said 20-year-old Geisy Arruda disrespected “ethical principles, academic dignity and morality.”

Bandeirante University published newspaper advertisements Sunday accusing Arruda of attending class with “inadequate clothing” and having a provocative attitude that was “incompatible with the university environment.”

Arruda made headlines after the Oct. 22 incident, in which she had to be escorted away by police after wearing the mini-dress to class. She put on a professor’s white coat and left amid a hail of insults and curses.

In the ad, titled “Educational Responsibility,” the college said it had warned Arruda to change her behavior and decided to expel her after talking to students, staff and Arruda herself. It accused her of posing for pictures and provoking other students.

The university said it was also temporarily suspending some of the students who were seen heckling Arruda in a video of the incident that made the rounds on Youtube. It did not say how many were being suspended or how long they would be kept from attending classes.

Brazil’s national student union released a statement on Sunday saying it was against the university’s decision to expel Arruda, and Brazil’s top official for women’s policy, Nilcea Freire, told the official Agencia Brasil news service that the decision showed “intolerance and discrimination.”

Although Brazil is known for its skimpy attire, especially in beach cities, most college students dress more modestly on campus — commonly in jeans and T-shirts. Some students had complained that Arruda seemed out of place in her revealing clothes, Brazilian media reported.

Dog saves family from fire

LIBERTY, Ind. (AP) – An eastern Indiana woman says her family’s dog deserves a special treat after his barking saved her family from an early morning house fire.

Laura Sizemore said Dash, a two-year-old border Collie-Australian shepherd mix, began growling and barking about 3 a.m. Wednesday, awakening her and her husband, Stacy.

The couple, who found the house filled with smoke, quickly woke up their 11-year-old and 15-year-old sons and fled their house in Liberty about 65 miles east of Indianapolis.

Stolen van found after 35 years

SPOKANE, Washington (AP) – A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los Angeles/ Long Beach seaport.

Customs agents found the 1965 van on Oct. 19 when they opened a shipping container bound for The Netherlands, The Spokesman-Review newspaper reported. They ran the vehicle identification number and discovered it was listed as stolen.

Law enforcers said the van, which was found to be in great shape, was stolen from an upholstery shop in Spokane on July 12, 1974 — while Spokane was hosting the 1974 World’s Fair.

Authorities have not been able to find the original owner.

Drunk admits theft after traffic stop

DECATUR, Alabama (AP) – Officials said a man gave deputies more than they asked for when he was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving.

Sheriff Greg Bartlett told WAFF that 48-year-old man pulled out in front of a deputy in the early morning hours of Halloween when he observed the truck weaving in and out of lanes heading to I-65.

Bartlett said the deputy pulled the truck over, but during the stop, the man stumbled out of the driver’s seat and yelled: “I just stole this truck!”

The man was arrested for theft of the motor vehicle and several traffic violations, including DUI.

The truck was stolen from the Morgan County Commission District 3 Shop.

Robber identified from yearbook

ERIE, Pa. (AP) – After being robbed of his jacket, cell phone, keys and $300, a man was left with the odd feeling that his assailants looked familiar. Police said it was because they went to school together about 15 years ago.

Erie police arrested 30-year-old Anthony Williams on Monday on charges of robbery, terroristic threats and simple assault. The other suspect has not been found.

They say Williams was one of two men who accosted the victim outside a convenience store Oct. 17.