Paris Hilton's early release from jail after being charged with cocaine possession has been defended by officials at the Clark County Detention Center.

Paris Hilton's quick release from jail has been defended by officials.

The heiress - who was arrested in Las Vegas last month alongside boyfriend Cy Waits for cocaine possession - was allowed to leave the Clark County Detention Center after just three hours, which is roughly half the average time it takes to process those faced with the same charge.

However, officials at the correctional facility have defended the decision to speed up the process for the socialite, arguing her presence would have caused too much chaos among the inmates.

Jim Dixon, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Deputy Chief, said: "Yeah, she was treated differently so I don't have a disruption of my process here at the county jail. When you bring in somebody like that, everybody comes over and tries to look at them. I'd have officers attempting to keep inmates away from her. I'd have disruptions."

Despite her seemingly special treatment, the officer insisted Paris was still subject to all regular booking procedures.

She is set to appear before Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure on October 27.

It is thought the hotel heiress could face up to four years in prison after 0.8 grams of the illegal drug was found in her handbag when she and Cy were stopped and searched by police on August 27.

Paris has denied the charges, insisting the cocaine did not belong to her as she had borrowed the bag from a friend.

Paris Hilton has been arrested for drug possession after officers in Las Vegas stopped the car she was travelling in.

The American socialite was taken into Clark County Detention Centre this morning on a charge of possession of cocaine.
The 29-year-old was in a car driven by a friend when officers stopped the vehicle late last night.

Public Information officer Marcus Martin said officers pulled over the car after they noticed what they suspected to be marijuana smoke coming from it.

During the stop officers found what appeared to be a controlled substance on Hilton and tests showed it was cocaine, Mr Martin said.

It is not known how much of the drug was found, Mr Martin added.

Las Vegas police lieutenant Wayne Holman said the hotel heiress was still being held in custody.

Hilton left a message on her Twitter page just minutes before the news broke - but gave nothing away about her arrest.
"Going to bed. Sweet dreams everyone," she tweeted.

A man has been arrested at Paris Hilton's home in Los Angeles after she said he was trying to break in while holding two big knives.

Police say she was woken up by the sound of him banging on her windows.

Reports in the US claim she saw him on her CCTV cameras and called for help immediately.

The 29-year-old socialite posted a picture on her Twitter page of the suspect in handcuffs on her lawn, surrounded by police.

She tweeted: "So scary, just got woken up to a guy trying to break into my house holding 2 big knifes. Cops are here arresting him."

The Los Angeles police department says the man was arrested at around 6.30am and that his motive is unknown.

He's said to be in his 40s and was caught before he was able to get into the house. Police haven't released a name.

Paris posted a message on twitter with the following photo:
"So Scary, just got woken up to a guy trying to break into my house holding 2 big knifes. Cops are here arresting him"

A South African court has dropped charges against US socialite Paris Hilton after her arrest at a World Cup game.

Ms Hilton was arrested in Port Elizabeth after the Netherlands' defeat of Brazil in the quarter-finals of the tournament.

She appeared at a special court on Friday evening.

The details of her charges have not been released and the court hearing went ahead behind closed doors.

Ms Hilton is the great-granddaughter of the founder of the Hilton hotel chain.

She appeared in the court wearing a beige dress and a glittery necklace with her hair in two ponytails, a reporter said.

She appeared briefly in the special court set up to process cases during the World Cup before being taken into another room, reports said.

Paris was detained and questioned by police, after someone in her entourage allegedly was caught smoking marijuana at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, where the World Cup is held.Paris has been released and cops even apologized for misidentifying her.

The 28-year-old heiress loves watching TV in bed and spends at least two nights a week indulging her passion for DVD box sets. On Monday night, she climbed into her four-poster as usual, but instead of choosing Lost, Family Guy or The Office, Paris opted for The Simple Life 2, the 2004 reality series she starred in with Nicole Richie.

“Just finished watching an entire season of Simple Life 2 - Road Trip. So many fun and amazing memories with @NicoleRichie. :) Love her! (sic),” Paris wrote on her Twitter page.

Paris and Nicole shot to fame when they appeared in the first season of the hit show in 2003. The programme saw them ditch their mobile phones and credit cards and move in with a farming family for a month.

The series was so successful the girls went on to shoot four more seasons, despite them falling out in 2006 and not speaking for several months.

Paris Hilton has sparked rumours that she's dating Las Vegas nightclub mogul Cy Waits.

The couple was recently spotted partying together in Las Vegas till the wee hours in the morning.

Paris seems to be taking it slow with Waits, who co-owns several exclusive venues in Las Vegas.

The blonde beauty has had a string of relationships with model Jason Shaw, Greek heir Stavros Niarchos and most recently The Hills star Doug Reinhardt. She broke up with Reinhardt in April this year.

Paris has lost her phone again. The hotel heiress took to Twitter.com on Sunday (13Jun10) to let friends know that she was without her ever-present mobile phone.

She wrote, “I lost my phone last night, so if you texted me last night or today and I didn’t answer, it’s cause I didn’t get it.” That tweet has sent shockwaves through Hollywood – someone stole her T-Mobile Sidekick account back in February, 2005 and caused chaos in celebrity circles by gaining access to the numbers and details of the rich and famous.

The prankster posted numbers of numerous celebrities online.

Those whose direct numbers were revealed included Christina Aguilera, Ashlee Simpson, Vin Diesel and even San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.

Paris Hilton has warned club-goers in Egypt not to believe false adverts promoting a night out with the socialite.

The hotel heiress is currently in the country on a sightseeing trip and she was alleged to have been booked to make an appearance at a club in the capital city Cairo, with promoters charging revelers thousands of dollars for entry to the exclusive night.

But Hilton has denied any involvement in the event, and has taken to her Twitter.com blog to alert fans to the scam. She writes, "I just heard from my friend who lives here that this night club in Cairo called Tamorai is falsely advertising that I'm throwing a party there tonight. And on top of that charging thousands of dollars to get in."

"Just to let you know I am not there and have no plans on going there. I am exhausted from such a long day of exploring Egypt and one of the Wonders of the World."