Crashed and dumped

A Mercedes that Charlie Sheen reported stolen from his Sherman Oaks home, LA, was found crashed down a nearby cliff early on Friday, but there's no evidence anyone was in the car when it went into the ravine, police said.

A Bentley was later found off the same road nearby on Friday afternoon, and police said three other cars reportedly were broken into in the same area. Police were investigating if the incidents were linked.

Police and firefighters found the car 300 feet to 400 feet (90 metres to 120 metres) down a cliff, upside-down in the brushy ravine. "They've looked all around the hillside. There's nobody in the car, nobody around [and no] evidence of anybody being around at the moment of impact," he said.

The actor's publicist, Stan Rosenfield, confirmed that Sheen's car was reported stolen but said he had no details.

"Charlie is fine, and the police are investigating," he wrote in an e-mail.