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A Colorado sheriff now says that his parents' report that 6-year-old Falcon Heene may have climbed into a homemade balloon before it floated off last week was a hoax concocted by either or both Richard and Mayumi Heene. The family home was searched while authorities continue to consider charges against the parents, who came up with the idea two weeks ago as a way to grab national attention and get their own reality TV show, sheriff Jim Alderden said. Alderden also said protective services will determine whether Falcon and his two older brothers should be removed from the home. The charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a felony, could result in a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $500,000 fine. The sheriff also said of the "scientist" and "storm chaser" Richard Heene, "His education level is only high school .. He may be nutty, but he's not a professor." Police executed a search warrant at the house and were seen removing boxes and a computer.

Stephanie Pratt of "The Hills" was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in Hollywood early Sunday morning, an LAPD official said, a few hours after she attended the birthday party of co-star Heidi Montag, posing for photos showing her grape-colored tongue. "It was your basic DUI. Our traffic officers driving down the street spotted her and pulled her over," Sgt. Sal Ogaz told People. "She was cooperative and there were no issues with her arrest." Sources told TMZ.com that police saw her get into her car and pulled her over immediately. Pratt, 23, younger sister of Spencer Pratt, was arrested at 3:45 a.m., charged with a misdemeanor DUI. At 11 p.m. Pratt tweeted: "its my sissy @hollymontags bday party! just finished dinner and going to Empire but im pretty tired aka yes i am the party pooper :("  She told E! News the same thing: "I'm a party pooper tonight. I got bad news this morning. A friend passed away in a car accident, so everyone needs to drive safe." The photo at left was taken after her 2006 shoplifting arrest.

Burglars cleaned out Kourtney Kardashian's jewelry box, making off with some $108,000 in jewelry from her Calabasas, Calif. home, Los Angeles County Sheriff Sgt. Kristy Criner told People. "That's what was discovered missing in the initial investigation," she says. Kardashian, 30, is expecting her first child with boyfriend Scott Disick around Christmas. Missing, according to TMZ.com, is some vintage jewelry Kourtney was left by her deceased father, as well as a Cartier watch worth around $30,000, Scott's expensive Rolex, and multiple diamonds.

Dina Lohan suggests that her ex-husband Michael  pay the back child support he owes and stop talking about what he says are their daughter Lindsay's drug problems. She says Michael "needs to focus on being a parent, paying child support, of which he is six months behind, and making up for all the years he was an absentee dad. And stop going on national television talking about his children publicly." This follows his comment to web site X17 that he plans to see a judge this week about LiLo. "I can't believe they didn't drug test Lindsaywhen she went into court," he said. "If I can't get a conservatorship, then I'm going to take her to an undisclosed location and get her straight. But I know I'm gonna get charged w/ kidnapping."

Meanwhile, Lindsay, who's been through rehab at the tender age of 23, was photographed face down in a vehicle leaving a Hollywood nightclub over the weekend. "Probably doing homework for her alcohol education classes," TMZ.com snarked.

Roman Polanski has been taken from the Swiss jail where he has been held for three weeks to another location, where he is undergoing medical treatment, his attorney says. Herve Temime told Reuters, "All I know is that he has been taken from prison for medical attention. I don't know where he is or when he will be returned to prison."

Debbie Rowe has asked a judge for a default judgment against a former friend who she says defamed her on TV by saying Rowe didn't want custody of the two children she had and turned over to Michael Jackson. Rowe wants $490,000 from ex-pal Rebecca White, who said in a TV interview that she had an email from Rowe that says, "Do I want the kids? Hell no. Does it look good for me to ask for them? Absolutely." The judge will rule next month on Rowe's request.

Paris and Prince, the two oldest Jackson children, took a trip to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios and met up with their late dad's friend Liz Taylor, who is recovering from a heart procedure. The kids were photographed yelling while riding one of the scary rides, but Liz, in a wheelchair, skipped the rides.

Madonna's upstairs neighbor on Central Park West says the Material Girl cranks up the volume and has disrupted her life. In a lawsuit against the building board, neighbor Karen George says Madonna "and one or more of her invited guests repeatedly dance and train . . . to unreasonably high-decibel, amplified music, causing noise and vibration to pour through the walls, ceilings and radiators ... Ms. George has been forced to endure blaring music, stomping and shaking walls for approximately one and a half to three hours each day."  The suit also says Madonna has already been threatened with  eviction.

-- Anne Neville