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First of twins arrives early, in car

BLOOMFIELD, Pa., May 15 (UPI) -- A woman on her way to a Pennsylvania hospital to deliver twins didn't quite make it -- the first baby was born in the car, officials said.

Danielle Bowers, 27, and her fiance called 911 about 1:55 a.m. Sunday as they traveled to West Penn Hospital in Bloomfield, and about a minute later a 6-pound, 8-ounce girl they named Sasha arrived, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported.

Medics responding to the emergency call then transported Bowers and her newborn the rest of the way to West Penn.

A second daughter, 5-pound, 8-ounce Sevira, was delivered about a half hour later, hospital spokeswoman Jennifer Davis said.

"Everyone is doing well," she told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Deputy suspended over Burger King beef

LAKELAND, Fla., May 15 (UPI) -- A Florida deputy sheriff was suspended after an incident that began when his wife got the wrong order at Burger King, officials said.

Polk County Deputy Jason Platt was given a 16-hour suspension for asking restaurant employees for their identification and also summoning a Lakeland police officer to get involved in the beef.

"I find it disturbing that a deputy sheriff would tarnish the image of the Polk County Sheriff's Office by getting involved in a dispute over a cheeseburger order at Burger King," Sheriff's Capt. Kevin Widner wrote in a memo on last month's incident.

The (Lakeland, Fla.) Ledger said Sunday the incident began when Tara Platt got the wrong order and occurred last month at a Burger King. She called her husband, who contacted Lakeland police and then showed up himself and asked the staff for ID.

"The worker asked why I needed her information," Deputy Platt wrote in his own version of the events. "I advised her it was in reference to the disturbance that occurred with a customer."

Near-sighted burglar drops glasses

SEATTLE, May 14 (UPI) -- Seattle police said a nervous and near-sighted burglar was foiled when he dropped his glasses.

The 36-year-old man was trying to open a window at a home in the Magnolia neighborhood early Friday morning, Seattlepi.com reported. After he lost his glasses, a dog began barking and he took off.

The residents called 911. The burglar came back, ringing the doorbell, asking for his glasses and again leaving empty-handed.

A suspect was arrested nearby, hiding in the bushes.

Senior may go to prom after all

SHELTON, Conn., May 14 (UPI) -- A Connecticut high school senior who invited a girl to the prom by taping it to a wall at the school will be allowed to attend, school officials said Saturday.

James Tate and two friends who helped him received one-day suspensions from Shelton High. Under the previous rules, everyone suspended after April 1 was barred from the prom.

Beth Smith, the school's principal, announced a change in policy, The Hartford Courant reported. There will be alternative penalties instead of the prom ban.

Tate became a hero in Shelton and elsewhere; his local admirers include Shelton School Superintendent Freeman Burr, the newspaper said.

"For us gentlemen, James Tate has set a new level of romanticism," Burr said. "Principals have to make difficult decisions every day. No one could have anticipated this kind of response."

A Facebook page dedicated to supporting his bid to go to the prom has 196,000 fans.

Tate had a simple message in individual letters: "Sonali Rodrigues, will you go to the prom with me? HMU [Hit me up] -- Tate." The school said his action was a safety violation, although he said he wore a helmet and had one friend hold the ladder while the other put tape on the letters.