Meanwhile, Lindsay reports to LA morgue for community service

Lindsay Lohan in court before being taken into custody by Los Angeles Country sheriffs deputies after a judge found her in violation of probation Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Boster, Pool)

Los Angeles (AP) – Lindsay Lohan’s arrival at the morgue for community service — Take Two — had a better result Friday as the actress was quickly put to work after arriving early.

News helicopters hovered over the corner’s facilities and cameras greeted her black sport utility vehicle when Lohan reported for duty, one day after officials turned her away for being 40 minutes late to an orientation session.

Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said Lohan arrived “real early” on Friday, completed her orientation and was put to work before 8 a.m. She had been ordered to report at the coroner’s facilities at 7 a.m., but Lohan’s publicist, Steve Honig, wrote in an email that the actress had been outside for more than an hour before it opened.

Lohan’s days at the morgue, where she must complete 16 hours before a Nov. 2 court hearing, will consist of custodial work. She will be expected to mop floors, clean and stock bathrooms and wash dirty sheets, coroner’s officials have said.