Family Values
■ Alyssa Langley and Timothy Stephens, both 27, were arrested in Daytona Beach, Florida, on March 16 after they both passed out on the beach, leaving their two children to wander to a nearby hotel pool, ClickOrlando reported. When the Volusia County Sheriff’s deputy asked where the children were, Stephens walked toward the ocean, calling for them, and saying “They’re at the beach.” He later tried to run away but fell on the beach and appeared unconscious. He faces charges of child neglect, alcohol possession and attempt to escape custody; Langley faces child neglect charges. The kids were unharmed.
■ Police in Riverside arrested Samuel Davalos Pasillas, 47 — who claimed to be a pastor in Victorville — in late March for hiring two men to kill his daughter’s boyfriend, ABC7-TV reported. The hitmen surveilled the victim for months before the shooting, which took place on Oct. 21, 2023. As the victim sat in his car, they drove up next to him and shot him, wounding him. Police also arrested Juan Manuel Cebreros, 55, of Long Beach; they are still looking for Jesus Abel Felix Garcia. The church’s real pastor, Rafael Porras, told reporters that Pasillas was a volunteer, not a pastor.
The Continuing Crisis
Easter is obviously NOT a good time for an egg shortage, as Norwegians found out. The Associated Press reported that as a result of bird flu and overproduction, which led the country to ask farmers to reduce their production, eggs are not only hard to find, but are expensive when you can get your hands on them. So Norwegians are crossing the border to Sweden, where 20-packs of eggs are readily available and cost about $3.70 — 30% less than in Norway. The Maxi-mat food store in Sweden about 62 miles south of Oslo has been filled with “desperate” shoppers, the Norwegian news outlet Nettavisen reported. Wonder if any of them had large ears and a colorful basket?