The wrong way to get rid of unwanted guests

VICTORVILLE, Calif. -- A woman tried to get rid of unwanted houseguests by gassing them. A family friend introduced the 51-year-old woman to Kevin Frye and Andrew King and she agreed to let them spend the night, investigators said. But the men overstayed their welcome -- refusing to leave for six weeks as they allegedly sold drugs from her apartment. The woman finally opened her oven's natural gas line in hopes of driving them away. But even an apartment filled with gas wasn't enough to force out Frye and King. The woman called the fire department Monday morning, saying she was overcome by the fumes. The woman told deputies she was too afraid of her houseguests to call authorities for help, Myler said. Frye, 27, and King, 29, were arrested and booked for allegedly selling cocaine from the apartment, Myler said.

Police officer pulls over speeder, delivers baby

DECATUR, Ark. -- Officer Jeannie Yates stopped a speeder and soon had her hands full -- with a newborn baby. Yates pulled the car over, expecting trouble, and seven minutes later she helped deliver a baby boy. When Yates chased down a speeding car, the driver, Chris Lyman, said his wife was giving birth. "She was having continuous contractions," Yates said. "I called for an ambulance immediately, then moved her to the back seat to make her more comfortable." A minute before the ambulance arrived, Gabriel Patrick Lyman was born.

Man's apology for crime sends him to jail

SALT LAKE CITY -- Being able to apologize is a virtue. But for one alleged thief, it became the quickest way to jail. Police say Peter Shelley, 24, punched a convenience store clerk and stole a pack of cigarettes on June 6 after he refused to show the clerk his identification. But police say Shelley returned to the gas station and apologized to the clerk -- twice. The clerk called police, who caught Shelley in his car near the gas station and arrested him. Shelley was arrested and faces felony strong-armed robbery charges.

-- From wire reports