An Iowa man allegedly tried to get out of his pot-possessing predicament by telling the police that the drugs didn't belong to him. Why? Because he'd stolen them from someone else.

[Boston.com]

After a prostitute stole this drunk man's pants, police arrested the man for indecent exposure.

[NBC-2, via Fark]

A Florida bank teller, confused by a holdup note from a regular customer, simply ignored it — and went back to work.

[Local 10]

Via Consumerist, reports of one man's drunken, naked, pastry-eating rampage in a Los Angeles Starbucks.

[Consumerist]

Some Tennessee thieves stole a woman's beloved Honda — from a car wash, where'd she taken it to have it cleaned.

Best quote: "I have a Chrysler 300 which has been great to drive, but I miss my Honda. I keep thinking about my innocent, well-cared-for car out there in the dark with these awful people."

[Modern Car Care]

Don't steal rocket launchers in Australia, even if someone tells you it's OK.

[The Courier Mail]

First puppies in pants, now this: An Ohio man tried to steal a Himalayan kitten worth $900 from a pet store by stuffing it under his T-shirt.

[NBC4i.com]

Warning: This story is rated R for blood, gore, befouled garden centers, and violence against gnomes.

[Leeds Today]

... Burglar by night.

[Reuters]

One burglar's undoing: The irresistible urge to play the piano in the house he broke into.

[Reuters]

Today in stupid Internet pranks: Three men posing as cops told a teen boy to strip down, then interrogated him about a fake robbery. Where'd the video end up? Why, YouTube, of course.

[AP]

An American tourist was nabbed after allegedly stashing $89,000 worth of drugs in her hair.

[AFP]

Today's tip: Don't bother carjacking anyone who's waiting for a tow truck.

[ClickOnDetroit.com, via Fark]

Weirdness from Ananova: We've seen many, many stories about thieves who get caught after they leave incriminating evidence behind — wallets, say, or bank statements. But here's a new one: A thief arrested after leaving his false teeth at the scene.

[Ananova]

From Fluorescent Justice: Maybe it's not such a good idea to fall asleep in a car (whether it's your car or not) with 27 bags of crack.

[Fluorescent Justice]

Second item in this police blotter: An "angry, drunk" college student apparently decided to take his fury out on a stop sign by pulling it out of the ground and dragging it across a parking lot.

[NWI Times]

We're not sure which is weirder: That these thieves stole a large concrete hog, or that they somehow managed to leave the ears of the poor pig behind.

[Tennessean.com]

A California man allegedly broke into a man's home and stole a shirt, food, and booze — just about everything, that is, except cash.

[Redding.com]

Police nabbed man who was taking a leisurely stroll past the county jail ... carrying his marijuana plants.

[AP]