London police trying to re-unite owner with snake

A "friendly" South American male boa was abandoned at a house in north London. The homeowner said a young woman knocked on the door and asked for Andrew.

When she walked off, she left behind a pillow case. The homeowner decided to look in the pillow case when it started moving. She called police after finding the snake inside.

Police have dubbed the snake Kojack.

| Bob Cronkleton

Ex-boyfriend of the year nominee

First, Travis Allen Davis, 23, of New Castle, Ind., allegedly created a Facebook page in the name of an ex-girlfriend he raped.

Then he allegedly used that site to stalk a more recent ex-girlfriend and threatened to distribute a secretly filmed sex tape if she didn't return to him.

He was arrested after someone noticed him sleeping in a car outside his second ex-girlfriend's home near Pittsburgh. He had a pistol, three magazines of bullets and a box cutter in the car.

| Bob Cronkleton

The great cupcake confiscation

Nooooo...not the cupcake truck!

Hat tip: Thank you, cripjak!

| Sara Shepherd

Five years after the fact, man realizes he had been shot in the head

A Polish man living in Berlin went to the doctor to have what he thought might be a cyst removed. Apparently he had been shot by revelers on New Years "in 2004 or 2005" but forgot about it because he was "very drunk" at the time. He experienced soreness later, ofcourse, but was not one to go to the doctor.

How to get a head in the airline business

Or several heads, as the case may be. From MSNBC:

Dozens of human heads were intercepted by a Southwest Airlines employee last week, the airline confirmed Thursday. The heads, which were intercepted in Little Rock, Ark., were handed over to local officials who are now investigating whether or not the heads were properly obtained.

Woman shot herself so doctors would treat her shoulder sprain

Because she didn't have health insurance, a Michigan woman concocted a plan to force doctors to fix her sprained shoulder: She shot herself, police say. In the shoulder, specifically, thinking that doctors would be forced to patch up the sprain at the same time. Sadly, they did not. It's not clear yet whether the woman will face criminal charges.

Sober for seven years, she's thinking about having a drink.

"Jack Daniel's is sounding mighty tasty right now," she said.

Hat Tip: Many thanks, M@!

Woman lived with mom's skeleton

In Fort Myers, Florida, police found a 61-year-old woman living in "deplorable conditions" and, when they searched the home for her missing mother, eventually discovered the elderly lady's skeleton. It's not clear how the older woman died. It sounds more like a sad story than an actual crime: The woman was referred to social services organizations to get help.

The weirdest thing you will read today

Police now say that a discarded fetus found at a Pittsburgh high school was actually vegetable matter.

Tight pants banned in part of Indonesia

It's only being enforced on Muslim women, though they ask visitors to comply, too.

It was all a big misunderstanding ...

From the AP: A state senator says he wasn't intending to bribe a rape victim's sister when he left her a message suggesting it could be "financially beneficial" if she told the truth in a case that sent a friend of his to prison.

Republican Sen. Dennis Nolan acknowledged leaving the voicemail on the woman's phone May 19, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Thursday. But he told the newspaper he was trying to coax her to meet with him so he could wear a "wire" and record what she said.

Hat Tip: Many thanks, badhairday!

The most dangerous game

It's not clear if criminal charges will be filed, but I figure anytime someone loses a testicle, there should at least be an investigation.

Sometimes, it feels like somebody's watching me

A California man has sued the city of Huntington Beach for $25 million, claiming that he's being followed by helicopters and airplanes.

Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tim P!

Bus driver left bags of feces in neighborhood, man claims

In Milwaukee, a school bus driver is accused of dropping bags of feces in a particular neighborhood, and one resident allegedly caught her on tape, WITI-TV reports. The bus company says it happened one time because of "new medication," but neighbors say it occurred several times.

Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

Things that can't be Tasered: Wild boars

Yep, with wild boars, you really need a lasso.

Hat Tip: Many thanks, kybo61!

Never give up; Never surrender

Not crime related, but interesting:

The 960th time is the charm.

A 69-year-old South Korean woman has finally earned her driver's license after many, many, many attempts.

| Bob Cronkleton

PHOTO: Baby sea lion hides under cop car

From AP: This Wednesday, May 5, 2010 photo released by Jim Grant shows Kevin Robinson, senior animal care specialist at Sea World, pulling a baby sea lion out from under a San Diego Police patrol car in Ocean Beach, Wednesday May 5, 2010. The pup estimated to be about 8 months old will be taken to Sea World and examined and rehabilitated before being released back in the ocean. (AP Photo/Jim Grant)

Comedian sued over mother-in-law jokes

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a comedian by her in-laws, who were upset about being the punchline for her jokes. Specifically, they objected to being portrayed as racist.

In a 21-page ruling issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Mary L. Cooper of New Jersey concluded that the examples they cited — including one in which Croonquist says her sister-in-law's voice sounds like a cat in heat — fell under the category of protected speech.

Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

Naked man climbs on billboard

In Fort Worth, police were able to talk a naked man off a billboard, the Star-Telegram reports. It sounds like he was "troubled," and officers worried that he might jump. The whole ordeal lasted over four hours. He finally came down when they told him it was going to rain.

Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!

(AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Joyce Marshall)

No charges for S.C. governor

In South Carolina, the attorney general says he will not file charges against Gov. Mark Sanford, who famously admitted to an extramarital affair involving a woman in Argentina. Sanford, who was censured by his state's legislature, was accused of using state aircraft for personal reasons and using campaign money for personal use.

Is a prosthetic leg a dangerous weapon?

Texas wants to levy a $5,500 fine against Jorge De Leon, a veteran who uses a prosthetic leg, because he allegedly wore the leg during a cage fight, the Austin American-Statesman reports. The leg was padded, but the law specifically forbids "metal, straps, buckles, necklaces, jewelry or other objects (including piercings) that may cause injury to either fighter." The leg didn't help De Leon; he still got thumped pretty good.

"They're lethal weapons," added David Askinas, USA Taekwondo's chief executive. "You can't be kicking someone with that."

Blog's iPhone scoop leads to police search

A few days ago, tech blog Gizmodo posted photos of Apple's next-generation iPhone -- after someone reportedly found it on a bar's floor and sold it to Gizmodo for $5,000. Apple confirmed the phone was real, and the blog turned it over to them. It was a huge scoop for Gizmodo.

But the story might not be over yet. Police searched a Gizmodo writer's home and seized several computers. Gawker, which owns the blog, argues this was a violation of California law, which says journalists don't have to turn over notes or other material from anonymous sources. Gizmodo's account of the search can be found here.

Drunk couple won't say how they caught fire

Story is from Knoxville. Well, the wife says the lawnmower exploded. But the police didn't find a lawnmower at their house. They did, however, see a gas can, a lighter and a cigarette. That would certainly fit with the neighbor's report of the couple dousing each other in gas and setting the other on fire, though the neighbor has since recanted. Police continue to investigate.

Men wrongly charged with kidnapping

This is a little scary. In Newton, Kan., two men were arrested after an 11-year-old girl said they tried to abduct her. As it happens, the guys were in the neighborhood to visit one man's parents. They got into an argument over parking, and one yelled at the other to get into the car.

The 11-year-old thought they were talking to her. The charges have now been dropped.

Man returns missing $1,460

Leavenworth police have been looking for a man who found $1,460 lying in a grocery store's parking lot -- and didn't report the find to authorities. The police told local media that he could be charged with a crime. Now the man has turned over the money, and there'll be no charges, Joe Lambe reports. (The guy who lost the cash didn't want to press the matter.)

Leavenworth Police Maj. Robert Smith said Wednesday that the man who picked up the money was unemployed then and used it to pay bills. He then got a job and saved from his paycheck to pay the money back, Smith said.

We're going to need a bigger hard drive

A few days ago, we linked to a story about Pennsylvania's Lower Merion School District, which is accused of secretly taking photos of students at home using a program on their school-issued laptops. That led to a civil suit and an FBI investigation. The program was used to track down lost or missing machines. In some cases, though, the program -- which used the laptops' webcam to take photos every 15 minutes -- was left to run for days or weeks.

Now? The school district has said how many photos it took: about 56,000.

Hat Tip: Many thanks, Nathan and cripjak!