HI: 12 illegal reptiles given up to state
The state Department of Agriculture said it took custody of four snakes and eight lizards between June 29 and Wednesday.
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20110719_12_illegal_reptiles_given_up_to_state.html

MO: Boone County Animal Control confiscates reptiles from 'alligator man'
Boone County Animal Control on Monday proposed charging Ken Henderson, known as the "alligator man," with a $2,592.75 fine for suspicion of keeping dangerous wild animals without registration, animal neglect, abandonment and abuse.
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/07/18/alligator-owner-charges-2600-bond/

LA: Snake Breeder Transferred to La. Jail
http://www.klfy.com/story/15109016/snake-breeder-transferred-to-la-jail

VA: Boy left home alone with loose snakes
Police in Suffolk, Va., have charged 28-year-old Emmanuel Velasquez with cruelty and injuries to children for leaving is 7-year-old son home alone with 21 reptiles and two pit bulls, while he went to work.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/boy-left-home-alone-with-loose-snakes/2011/07/15/gIQAErmWGI_video.html

OH: Pet alligator confiscated in Dayton
Dayton police called in a local exotic animal expert to remove a three-foot-long alligator from a yard in East Dayton Monday night.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/pet-alligator-confiscated-in-dayton-1210253.html

CA: Exotic Pet Store Robbed In Lodi
Lodi Police are searching for a trio of women they say conspired to steal two turtles and a bearded dragon lizard last weekend.
http://www.kcra.com/r/28573716/detail.html