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🌱 Patch AM: Victim Emails Reveal More Napa Jewelry Burglary Cases

Happening soon: Harvest Tour and Tasting at Whitehall Lane Winery on the Napa Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Napa deputies tie more jewelry thefts to arrested construction worker
  • Will Yountville's revived newspaper stay truly independent from its new owner?

Also on today's calendar: Harvest Tour and Tasting at Whitehall Lane Winery and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Low clouds followed by sun, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cool; cloudy, then some sun, temps: high: 77, low: 58.
  • Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Victim Emails Reveal More Napa Jewelry Burglary Cases (patch.com) — Napa County detectives are linking more residential jewelry burglaries to a construction worker previously arrested in connection with a string of Hagen Road break-ins, where thieves entered through unlocked doors and windows. Investigators have recovered stolen jewelry from the suspect's home, vehicle, and North Bay pawn shops, and are urging Napa residents to report unaccounted thefts or surveillance footage that might connect him to additional local crimes.
   

• As investor purchases Yountville Sun, media experts urge local news transparency (pressdemocrat.com) — Local readers from Napa to Yountville are watching closely as real estate investor Gary Jabara revives the Yountville Sun after its parent company, Highway 29 Media, folded and shuttered several Napa County titles. Media experts and the Sun's Napa-based editor stress that clear transparency about Jabara's business interests and firm editorial independence will be crucial to preserving trustworthy coverage of Yountville and the wider valley.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Meet the "Wolf of Woodhaven" Koda
    If you see him wandering on the side of Woodhaven, Headlands, eastridge or Westridge, don't be alarmed! He is really friendly but likes to socialize… (Nextdoor Berryessa Highlands)
  • These are some pics of our artichoke plant.
    How can you tell when they are ready to be picked? (Nextdoor Foothill)
  • Napa Valley Unified School District posted a job opening for Basketball Girls Head Coach - Unidos Middle in Napa. Apply here.
  • Chevron Stations, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Station Manager in Napa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Napa here.

🗞 Nearby News

Yountville

American Canyon

  • Watch: Bystander, Sheriff's Helicopter Help Rescue Stranded Hood Mountain Cyclist (patch.com)
  • Page 0 - Top Babysitting Jobs in Cotati, CA (care.com)
  • Seniors Lose $315,000 In Four Scams In Sonoma County (patch.com)

Sonoma

  • Watch: Bystander, Sheriff's Helicopter Help Rescue Stranded Hood Mountain Cyclist (patch.com)

Ok Napa! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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