🌱 How Saraland police helped stop a multistate bank fraud scheme

Greetings Saraland! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Saraland police helped stop a multistate bank fraud scheme
• How a former Saraland receiver became a Super Bowl champion

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Some sun, a t-storm; humid, temps: high: 94, low: 72.
• Monday: A t-storm in the afternoon, with a high of 96 and low of 73 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Texas woman accused of stealing more than $400K fraud scheme, caught in Saraland (mynbc15.com) — A woman accused of a multistate bank fraud and identity theft scheme was arrested at a Regions Bank branch in Saraland after staff reported suspicious transactions. Local police and federal agents say she tried to move tens of thousands of dollars, and a search of her Saraland motel room allegedly uncovered multiple IDs and cards in other people’s names.
   

• Senior Bowl Spotlight: Velus Jones Jr. (wkrg.com) — A former Saraland High School football standout, Velus Jones Jr., is being highlighted this week for his rise from local wide receiver to NFL player. After starring at Tennessee and the Senior Bowl, he was drafted by the Chicago Bears and now plays for the Seattle Seahawks, where he contributed to their recent Super Bowl win.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8

• LEGO Fun Tuesday at Semmes →
  Semmes Regional Library - Mobile Public Library, 9150 Moffett Rd, Semmes
  4:00 pm
• Satsuma VS Vigor →
  Satsuma High School, 1 Gator Cir, Satsuma
  6:00 pm

Wednesday September 9

• Good Listeners Storytime at Semmes →
  Semmes Regional Library - Mobile Public Library, 9150 Moffett Rd, Semmes
  10:30 am
• CMS Volleyball vs. Denton/Dunbar
  Bernice J Causey Middle School 500 St Anthony St, Mobile, AL 36603, USA
  4:00 pm

Thursday September 10

• Chess Club for Everyone at Semmes →
  Semmes Regional Library - Mobile Public Library, 9150 Moffett Rd, Semmes
  3:00 pm
• CMS Football vs. Semmes
  Bernice J Causey Middle School 4275 Snow Rd N, Semmes, AL 36575, USA
  5:00 pm

Friday September 11

• Grandparents Day
  Grant Elementary School 535 Easterling St, Prichard, AL 36610, USA
  8:30 am
• Mac McAnally →
  Saenger Theatre Mobile, 6 S Joachim St, Mobile
  7:30 pm

Monday September 14

• CMS Volleyball vs. Semmes
  Bernice J Causey Middle School 2205 McFarland Rd, Mobile, AL 36695, USA
  4:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Satsuma VS Chickasaw →
  Satsuma High School, 1 Gator Cir, Satsuma
  6:00 pm

Thursday September 24

• Conversational Spanish →
  Semmes Regional Library - Mobile Public Library, 9150 Moffett Rd, Semmes
  5:30 pm

Saturday September 26

• Saturday Anime Hangout →
  Semmes Regional Library - Mobile Public Library, 9150 Moffett Rd, Semmes
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sherwin-Williams posted a job opening for Bilingual Multi-Location Customer Service Specialist (Spanish) in Saraland. Apply here.
• Sleep Number posted a job opening for Lead Delivery Driver in Saraland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saraland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Prichard

• Prichard Community Resource Fair (fox10tv.com)
• Good Week Gulf Coast Podcast: Remembering Dolly Parton, Quilts of Valor, and a local church prays for Prichard (fox10tv.com)
• Who will police Prichard? City leaders silent as Mobile County deputies exit approaches (wkrg.com)

Semmes

• iHeartMedia Labor Day Weekend Rundown (9/4 -9/7) (fox10tv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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