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Window peeper tells cops he was just looking for his pussy cat

The problem with his story: He'd been looking into the window for three to five minutes. (Oregonian)

Woman charged after kissing preacher at gay pride event

The 74-year-old woman, who was charged with simple assault, says the preacher "was just waving his arms and had a Bible in one hand, up and down, and screaming at the top of his lungs, 'sodomites' and 'you're going to hell." She says she thought he needed a hug, so she gave him one. (Associated Press)

Man sent to prison for three years for faking urine test

The 20-year-old man admitted that the urine to be tested wasn't his. The judge said the guy "tried to break down the process" by bringing in somebody else's urine, and being sentenced to prison for three years could send a message to others. Quincy Whig-Herald)

Florida condo association to do DNA tests on dog poop

Dog owners must pay a $200 fee to have DNA Pet World Registry take the dog's genetic fingerprint. Doggie droppings found in condo common areas will be collected and mailed to the company. If the poop matches the pooch, the owners can be fined up to $1,000. "This is nuts," says one tenant. They will be testing all kinds of poop. Is this America?" (Palm Beach Post)

Man who turned in $17,000 he found is fined $500 for his fib

He lied about how and where he actually found the cash, say police. They cited the 54-year-old man for filing a false report. (Chicago Tribune)

Homeless man charged after caught charging his cellphones

He was charged with theft of services for charging his two cellphones in an outdoor electrical outlet hidden behind some flowers. Amazingly, this four paragraph story has resulted in over 470 comments. (Bangor Daily News)

Man gets hand stuck in gas tank while fishing for candy bar

Firefighters helped the Wisconsin man who got stuck while retrieving a Snickers bar. His 20-year-old cousin says: "He happened to look in the gas tank. There was chocolate in there. He tried to get it out. He started picking it out with his hand and his hand got stuck." The local paper published a photo gallery (pageview opportunity!) of the rescue. (WisInfo.com)

Tragic: Man fatally shoots self during gun safety demonstration

A police captain explains how the 23-year-old man died: "He was showing them how if the safety was on how you could pull the trigger and it wouldn't fire," Johnson said. "He had held it up to his head and pulled the trigger and it went 'click' but it didn't go off." He continued the demonstration despite his friends' protests and the gun fired on the second try. (Fayetteville Observer)

"It's a free country and I can use my golf clubs wherever I want!"

That's what a golfer said when a neighbor asked him to do his swinging in the back yard. The tiff ended up as a standoff with police officers during which the guy said he could run a gas truck into the police station. (Menomonee Falls Patch)

Fans of Fark.com and Drew Curtis might appreciate this Q&A

Drew Curtis is a Facebook and Foursquare friend and I noticed that he's been spending some time at UC Berkeley. I asked him if he's preparing for life after Fark and if he's getting offers for the site. He answers my questions on my Poynter page. (Poynter.org/Romenesko)