🌱 Patch AM: K-9 Nike stabbed during Escondido burglary arrest but now recovering

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• K-9 Nike stabbed during Escondido burglary arrest but now recovering

Also on today's calendar: Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 97 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 98, low: 68.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• San Diego sheriff's dog recovering after being stabbed in face during Escondido arrest (sandiegouniontribune.com) — An overnight burglary call in Escondido turned violent when a sheriff's K-9, Nike, was stabbed in the head while helping officers on South Orange Street near West Grand Avenue. Nike received emergency treatment in San Marcos and is recovering at home, while the suspect faces multiple felony charges and remains jailed on significant bail.
   

📸 Around Escondido

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Escondido

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 12-13, 2026 →
  Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• 2026 Car Show By The Lake →
  Rancho CA RV Resort, Aguanga CA,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Board of Education Meeting
  Escondido Union School District 2310 Aldergrove Ave, Escondido, CA 92029, USA
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Friday Flag Assembly
  North Broadway Elementary Escondido, CA 92026
  8:00 am
• Jimbo's Garden Workshop: Playfully Mischievous Popcorn →
  Children's Museum of Discovery, 320 N Broadway, Escondido
  11:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Tractor Supply's Annual Harvest Fest. Farmers Market →
  27444 Valley Center Rd, Valley Center
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• KPBS Kids Event: Daniel Tiger →
  Children's Museum of Discovery, 320 N Broadway, Escondido
  9:30 am
Sunday September 20
• TAKE3 - "Where Rock Meets Bach" →
  Bob Burton Center, Fallbrook High School, 2400 S Stage Coach Ln, Fallbrook, CA, 92028
  2:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Fun Animal Friday: Foxes →
  Children's Museum of Discovery, 320 N Broadway, Escondido
  10:00 am
• Under Grace →
  New Season's Church, 2300 Bancroft Dr, Spring Valley
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Concert of Hope ft. The Pettybreakers 'The Ultimate Tom Petty Tribute Band' →
  California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 7
• Girls Flag Football Vs Rancho Bernardo
  Valley Center High School, 31322 Cole Grade Rd, Valley Center
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Field Hockey Vs Great Oak
  Valley Center High Great Oak High School, 32555 Deer Hollow Way, Temecula, CA 9259
  4:45 pm
• Train-the-Trainer Prompt Engineering (AI) 5 of 5
  Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
  5:00 pm
• OUSD Board of Education Meeting
  North Terrace Elementary OUSD District Office 2111 Mission Ave.
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Goobie is Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society Pet This Week —John Van Zante Read on Patch

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• City of Escondido posted a job opening for Recreation Leader II in Escondido. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

San Marcos

• Cross Country Roundup: San Marcos Boys Capture Scary Dairy Invitational Title (noozhawk.com)
• SAN MARCOS: City holds emergency preparedness fair Sept. 12 (northcoastcurrent.com)
• Sheriff's K-9 Injured During Arrest (northcountydailystar.com)

Vista

• 'Everybody has a good memory of a toy': Geppetto's toy store to celebrate 50 years in business with September celebrations (sandiegouniontribune.com)
• Nationally-Ranked LSU Women's Golf Team Opens Season On Monday (lsusports.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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