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Tuesday May 12th Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • What investigators say led to the Rimgate Park deputy shooting
  • How a Lake Forest tragedy helped trigger Amazon’s new e-bike limits
  • How a Garden Grove tragedy echoes Lake Forest’s deadly e-motorcycle crash

Also on today's calendar: 2026 San Clemente Garden Tour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What's black, white, and blue? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 73, low: 53.
  • Thursday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suspect in Critical Condition Following Deputy-Involved Shooting in Lake Forest (crimevoice.com) — Deputies shot and critically injured a man at Rimgate Park in Lake Forest after a late-night pursuit that began in Rancho Mission Viejo and followed reports he was armed. Investigators recovered a handgun and large knife, and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office is now leading the review, with body-camera and other recordings expected to be released as required by law.    

• Amazon halts California sales for e-bikes exceeding state speed limit (cbsnews.com) — A deadly April crash outside El Toro High School in Lake Forest, where a substitute teacher later died after being struck by a teen on an e-motorcycle, is among several incidents prompting Amazon to halt sales of certain higher-speed e-bikes in California. State officials are urging parents and riders to check whether fast electric bikes are actually mopeds or motorcycles requiring licenses.    

• 13-Year-Old Boy Who Died On E-Motorcycle Remembered For 'Happy Energy': Report (patch.com) — A 13-year-old Santa Ana boy died after crashing an electric motorcycle in Garden Grove, where friends have created a memorial at the scene. The story also notes an earlier Lake Forest case in which a teen on an illegal high-powered e-motorcycle struck a Vietnam veteran, leading to serious criminal charges against his mother and renewed concern about e-moto safety countywide.    


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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Plant Propagation Class at the Farm Food Lab Sun 5/17/26 LF —Frank Wagoner Read on Patch
  • Is anyone having problems with squirrels digging holes in your backyard?
    Tearing up your plants in your planters? What do I do to get rid of them without hurting them? Please help! (Nextdoor Sterling Heights/Classics Lake Forest)
  • PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Full Time in Lake Forest. Apply here.
  • Ross Stores, Inc posted a job opening for Area Supervisor in Lake Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Irvine

  • Don't Cancel Your Marriage (focusonthefamily.com)
  • E-bike Maker Super73 Returns to Irvine After Being on ‘Life Support' - Orange County Business Journal (ocbj.com)
  • Turion Space recognized as Space-Based Interceptor performer (raptorgroup.com)

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Laguna Beach

  • Stacked Ice Cream Shop 'Rainbow Cone' Hosts Grand Opening In Laguna Beach (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sad zebra (Thank you Mary K. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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