LOL! That's horrible and amazingly funny this early in the morning, Susan.

Here in Vermont there is actually a "burgler's tools" law. That being said, it is legal to have lock picks, much less bolt cutters, prybars and bricks. But if your fingerprints weren't supposed to be someplace, and they find you own picks, well, I guess your heating bill is paid for for a while.

"...A dead cat, frozen, removed from a vet's dead-animal freezer (awaiting pickup), and used to beat someone..."

In CA, that could be considered a "billyclub" (no matter what the name of the beatee ...or the cat...happened to be).

Sorry, I just had to do it...

From CNN:

Murder and arson charges have been recommended against 36-year-old Raymond Lee Oyler in the fire that killed five U.S. Forest Service firefighters in Southern California, Sheriff Neil Lingle said.

This is similar to the "narcotic implements" charges. Matches are matches until they are found in conjunction with illegal drugs, then they become narcotic implements. This is just a racket to add charges. This way they have more to bargain with when the offender's lawyer is working out a plea. bargain.

oldbauldguy is correct, they found the same type and brand of cigarette and the same type of match books that were used to make the "bug" A "bug" is a cigarette folded inside of a match book, takes any where from 10 to 20 mins. to light the book of matches.