Three boys, ages 11, 12 and 16, were taken into custody March 19 after they reportedly robbed a Wells Fargo bank in Houston on March 15, KTRK-TV reported. The kids handed a threatening note to a bank teller; the Harris County Sheriff's Office believes they were armed, but they did not present a weapon. After the FBI released surveillance footage, parents of two of the boys identified them. The "little rascals," as they've been dubbed, are facing second-degree felony charges.
A tall tail
Deputy chief physician of pediatric neurosurgery Dr. Li at Hangzhou Children's Hospital in China shared a video on social media March 11 after a boy was born sporting a 4-inch-long tail, WION reported. The doctor suspected a condition called a tethered spinal cord, which means the spinal cord is abnormally connected to surrounding tissues, typically at the base of the spine. Doctors advised against removing the tail, as doing so might result in irreversible damage.
In a hurry
A 23-year-old Frenchman is staying a little longer in Norway than he anticipated after racking up 25 speeding tickets in 19 days, Yahoo News reported. The Oslo district court called the speeder a "danger in traffic" and sentenced him to 24 days in prison, which was reduced to 21 days when he pleaded guilty. Most of the infractions were caught on speed cameras, which the driver was unaware of. He was also relieved of his driver's license.
Art display
Mexican artist Chavis Marmol, 42, carved a giant head from stone and then lowered it onto a used Tesla 3 using a crane, France24 reported. The art installation, in a vacant lot in Mexico City, was intended to "troll Elon Musk," said the artist. "Look what I do to your lousy car with this wonderful head. This is bigger than you and the rampant technologies." Tesla recently announced plans to build a factory in Mexico. "It's the wonderful thing about art — it allows you these atrocities," said Marmol.
Kids on the loose
Alyssa Langley and Timothy Stephens, both 27, were arrested in Daytona Beach, Fla., 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 a Volusia County Sheriff's deputy asked where the children were, Stephens said, "They're at the beach." He later tried to run away. He faces charges of child neglect and attempt to escape custody; Langley faces child neglect charges. The kids were unharmed.
Pastor-ized
Police in Riverside, Calif., arrested Samuel Davalos Pasillas, 47 — who claimed to be a pastor in Victorville — in late March on charges of 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. As the victim sat in his car, the two hit men drove up and shot him, wounding him. Police arrested one of the alleged shooters, Juan Manuel Cebreros, 55, of Long Beach, and are still looking for the other suspect, Jesus Abel Felix Garcia. The church's real pastor, Rafael Porras, said that Pasillas is a member of the church but is not a pastor.
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