Oh, Man

M I L T O N, N.Y. Parolee Christopher Ciotoli is apparently a little too friendly for his own good.

Last Wednesday, Ciotoli recognized sheriff's deputy Matt Bomysoad from his time in the Broome County Jail last year and decided to give him a friendly wave hello.

The only problem was that Ciotoli was riding in a stolen vehicle at the time, police say.

The former inmate had told the driver, Scott Van Bergen, to slow down so he could say hi, allowing the deputy to run the car's license plates. The officer found the gray 1998 Mercury Sable had been reported stolen in May.

Van Bergen was charged with criminal possession. Ciotoli was charged with violating his conditional discharge. [abcnews.com]