🌱 Teen Takes Officer's Gun + Tankers To Be Built In Mobile

Good morning, Mobile! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Turning out cloudy. High: 66 Low: 58.

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Here are the top three stories in Mobile today:

1. On Saturday night, a fight amongst kids led to one teenager taking a gun from a police officer's holster at a trampoline park in Mobile. The incident took place around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday night at the Get Air Trampoline Park on Schillinger Road. As police were breaking up the fight, a 14-year-old boy grabbed the officer's firearm. The teen later turned himself in and there were no reports of injuries from the incident. (WKRG News 5)
2. Lockheed Martin and Airbus announced on Monday that they are competing for a contract to build the U.S. Air Force's next round of tankers. Should they win the bid, they will assemble the jets in Mobile. The program calls for about 140 to 160 new tankers to be built. (AL.com)
3. A police officer was involved in a car crash early Sunday morning. The police cruiser was rear-ended around 2:00 a.m. on Interstate 165 near the Bay Bridge Road exit. No injuries or further details have been reported (FOX10 News)

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Today in Mobile:

• Valentine Sweet Treats Challenge At Toulminville Branch (11:00 AM)
• History Exhibit At West Regional: Mobile's Unique African American Culture (11:00 AM)
• Mad Scientist Club At Moorer Mobile Public Library (3:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Calling all filmmakers! The Mobile County Public Schools Film Festival is collecting entries in the following categories: Animation, commercial, documentary, music/performing arts, newscast, and short film. The deadline to enter is Feb. 25. Details: https://filmfestival.mcpss.com/ (Facebook)
• Kudos to the Scholars Bowl teams from Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies and from Baker, Bryant, and Davidson High Schools! (Facebook)
• The Prevention & Wellness directorate of Mobile County Health Department is adding a new item to its arsenal: a mobile medical trailer called the "Public Health Response Unit." (Twitter)

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— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.