Byram Police Officer Lauren Develle, who was compared to Cindy Lou Who when she was a child, came to TyLon Pittman’s house to assure him that his holiday was safe. TyLon’s brother, TeDera Dwayne Graves, an Air Force man home for the holidays, put videos on Facebook of the interaction between TyLon and Develle. “So what are you going to do if he tries to steal your Christmas?” Develle asked TyLon. “I want y’all to come back to my house and take him to jail,” TyLon replied. Dev
At St. Joseph’s Family Center in Gilroy, California, the annual Christmas meal for the needy “kicked off with a Jewish blessing and ended with a visit from Santa,” writes Marisa Kendall in the San Jose Mercury News. Twenty-five years ago, members of the nearby Congregation of Emeth synagogue offered to take over the free meal and gift giving so church workers could celebrate Christmas with their families.They’ve been doing it ever since. Susan Meyers, a Jewish elf, helps fee