Student mistakes police car for taxi

IU student Jordan A. Howard may have fooled those checking IDs at the bars he visited Wednesday night, but he was not able to fool a police officer, whom he flagged down during a drunken walk down a street, according to IU Police Department reports.\nIUPD officer Brian Oliger spotted Howard while traveling north on Walnut Street near 17th Street early Thursday morning, said IUPD Sgt. Craig Munroe, reading from a police report. \n"As he got closer the man faced him, raised his arms above his head and then went to the sidewalk," Munroe said.\nWhen Oliger stopped to offer help, Howard said he needed a ride home, Munroe said, reading from a police report. Oliger stated in a police report that Howard appeared heavily intoxicated, had slurred speech and was swaying.\nHoward then told police that he was coming from the bars, but Oliger noticed that Howard's ID said he was only 20 years old, according to the report. \nHoward first told police he had been able to "just walk in" to bars, but later produced a fake ID, Munroe said, reading from the report.\nAccording to the report, Howard failed a standard field sobriety test and was placed under arrest for illegal possession/consumption. He was taken to the Monroe County Jail.