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🌱 FBI: Watch Out For Romance Scammers + Least Annoying Neighbors

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Rise and shine, Scottsdale! Let's get this Thursday started right. These are the most important things happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and pleasant. High: 78 Low: 48.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Scottsdale today:

  1. The predators promise love and deliver deceit; in the end, broken hearts and lost wealth are the results. According to reports, the FBI warned recently that as Valentine's Day approaches, we need to be alert to the romance scammers who prey on the lonely and, in particular, older women. To bring the issue closer to home, the report stated, "In 2021, around 650 Arizona victims lost $20.9 million in confidence fraud or romance scams, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center... a 65 percent increase from 2020." To learn more, tap on the resource. (Patch)
  2. KPNX reporting revealed findings of a recent HomeAdvisor survey. After 2,200 residents in the 25 biggest cities were surveyed to determine which city had the least annoying neighbors, the results found that "Phoenix is home to the least annoying neighbors in America, according to residents." The most negative aspect of your Phoenix area neighbors is noise. Perhaps the reason why we don't find our neighbors annoying, according to the report, is that we rank # 1 for being least likely to know our neighbors! Find the full rankings here. (12news.com KPNX)
  3. Caitlin Sievers of Patch Media reported on a DUI Task Force patrolling the area around the Phoenix Open in North Scottsdale. The effort will extend through Sunday, the last day of the tournament. SPD said, "The goal of the officers assigned to the Task Force is to contact those drivers who have made the disastrous decision to drive impaired and remove them from the roadway before they hurt themselves or others." (Scottsdale Patch)

ICYMI And In Other News:

  • Phoenix steps in to save farmland. (Signals AZ)
  • Do you want to understand House Bill 2674? (azbex.com)

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Today in Scottsdale:

  • Breast Ultrasound Screening coming direct to you! (9 a.m.)
  • Brian Lavelle Ballroom Dance Instructor — Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place. (11:30 a.m.)
  • Laurie Trygg Dance Lessons — Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place. (Noon)
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Event at North Canyon High. (4 p.m.)
  • Scottsdale Quarter Galentine's Day Event — Scottsdale Quarter. (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Check out the week's schedule for all of the Waste Management's Phoenix Open! (Phoenix Open Calendar of Events)
  • Need your child's or grandchild's safety seat checked? There's a big event on Feb. 26, and you don't need an appointment! Otherwise, sign up for one of SFD's events here. (Facebook)
  • In partnership with Scottsdale Public Library, Scottsdale Parks and Recreation is collecting plastic grocery bags used at Chaparral Dog Park to clean up dog waste. Please bring them to the park for distribution. (Facebook)
  • The Public Works Drainage and Irrigation Section will be replacing culverts in the SRPMIC from Monday, Feb. 7, to Tuesday, March 8. See resource for streets affected by this project. (Facebook)
  • The SRPMIC Salt River Job Board is hiring! Day Work program; temporary jobs at the RHPC; WIOA Adult Program; Temp Pool. For more information, call the Job Connection Line at 480-362-7870. (Facebook)
  • The Scottsdale library is developing a new Strategic Plan for 2023-2026, and your input on this brief survey is welcome. (Facebook)

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Events:

  • Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (Feb.10)
  • Social Security Seminar — Queen Creek Library. (Feb.15)
  • Divorce Boot Camp — Vesta Scottsdale, Arizona Hub. (Feb. 16)
  • Influencer Marketing for Small Business. (Feb. 23)
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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update!

— Geoff Campbell

I live in Scottsdale, and I am a freelance writer, published in print and on the web. Following a 40-year career as a teacher, administrator, and coach, now committed to education in the broadest possible sense.

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