Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD) News

NEW DELHI, May 21 (UPI) -- New Delhi police said thieves are pouring sleep-inducing gas into air conditioning units to knock out homeowners during burglaries.

Investigators said the thieves pour the gas into the window-mounted units, which fan air through wet grass, and wait for homeowners to fall asleep before relieving them of their valuables, Sky News reported Friday.

The gang took about $11,500 worth of cash and jewelry from a home this week and made off with $20,000 in of cash and goods earlier in the month.

Police said one of the victims reported a "revolting odor" coming from the air conditioning unit.

"The investigations are on and we have sent the water sample for testing and efforts are on to nab the people behind the crime," a police spokesman said.

BELLEVUE, Wash., May 21 (UPI) -- Officials with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said they are using day-old Krispy Kreme doughnuts (NYSE:KKD) as bait to lure a bear in Bellevue.

Jason Capelli, a game warden with the department, said the 1 1/2 year old bear, estimated to weigh 70 to 80 pounds, has been spotted digging through garbage and birdfeeders in a Bellevue neighborhood and Krispy Kreme donated day-old doughnuts to use as bait, the Seattle Times reported Friday.

"Krispy Kreme doughnuts are standard bear bait," Capelli said. He said trappers are also using maple syrup and caramel-molasses mix as bait.

Capelli said the bear's "comfort level with people is not good."

He said officials plan to relocate the bear into the mountains.

LOS ANGELES, May 21 (UPI) -- Los Angeles, which has a growing number of people selling home-grown fruit and vegetables, is halting enforcement of an ordinance against the practice.

The Los Angeles City Council said it is suspending enforcement of a 1946 ordinance and weighing a new measure, the Food and Flowers Freedom Act, which would allow for the growing of "berries, flowers, fruits, greens, herbs, ornamental plants, mushrooms, nuts, seedlings or vegetables for use on-site or sale or distribution off-site," the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.

The measure comes as an increasing number of local residents and people across the United States are turning to their home gardens as a source of supplementary income.

Cam Slocum, 50, said he grows beefsteak tomatoes and salad green baby mache in his back yard and sells them to restaurants. He said he has 10 regular clients and he wants to add 20 more to keep his garden profitable.

Ken Takayama, chef de cuisine at French restaurant Melissein Santa Monica, said locals are increasingly coming into the establishment aiming to sell their vegetables. He said the number has been steadily increasing since the economy first started tanking three years ago.

"Every day, every week, it's something new," Takayama said. "You name it, they have it."