The Associated Press reports the return of a monkey, on its own accord, after its escape from the San Diego Zoo Friday. Takala, a golden-bellied mangabey, got out of the new monkey exhibit but he was found less than an hour later, waiting to get back inside.

A search of Carl Franklin King's car turns up quite a surprise for Florida deputies: six live gopher tortoises in the trunk. As if the discovery were not unorthodox enough, King's reason for possessing the amphibians sure raise quite a skeptical eyebrow -- as the main ingredient in soup.

On September 18, 2003, Jaime Chilberg was arrested after she attempted to smuggle drugs into the U. S. from Canada. Legal papers posted on The Smoking Gun detail the events:

Police found the man wandering near the beach in Kent, England. His suit was soaking wet, as if he'd just been swimming in the water and he refused to speak to anyone, offering no clues to his past. He was taken to a psychiatric hospital where he was given pen and paper. He drew a picture of a grand piano and a Swedish flag. When authorities escorted him to the hospital's chapel, he sat at the piano and played classical musical for hours.

Police in South Carolina are on a citywide "wiener-hunt" after a giant hot dog goes missing. A sign featuring a giant wiener disappeared from the Ebenezer Grill, but investigators are skeptical the suspects will go unnoticed for long.