IN BRIEF

INSECT WRANGLING

Truck carrying bees crashes in California

Millions of swarming honey bees are on the loose after a truck carrying crates of the insects flipped over on a highway in Sacramento, Calif.

The California Highway Patrol said 8 million to 12 million bees escaped from the crates, swarming over an area of Highway 99 and stinging officers, firefighters and tow truck drivers who were trying to clear the accident from the roadway.

Officer Michael Bradley said several beekeepers driving by the accident stopped to assist in the bee wrangling.

The bees were on their way back to Washington after being used in the San Joaquin Valley to pollinate crops.

body recovered

Man dies after jump from San Diego bridge

Police say a man jumped to his death from the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge.

San Diego police Sgt. Rich Nemetz said the 25-year-old man talked with negotiators for about three hours before jumping early Sunday.

The man's body was recovered but his identity wasn't immediately released.

Officers surprised

Police find alligator during search for pot

Union City, Calif., police say they discovered more green than they bargained for when a search for marijuana also turned up a 6-foot alligator.

Union City Sgt. Raul Galindo said officers found the reptile in an aquarium while searching the apartment of Eric Windom on Friday.

Officials said Windom did not have a permit for the alligator, which was taken to the zoo.

Galindo said Windom, 30, was arrested on suspicion of marijuana cultivation and possession of a firearm and a controlled substance.