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Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• License Plate Readers Help Petaluma Police Rescue At-Risk Driver (ksro.com) — Petaluma police used automated license plate readers to help locate an at-risk local driver who went missing and was later found safe in Humboldt County. The same camera network also aided in arresting a woman suspected of vehicle theft, even as some residents continue to question the privacy implications of expanding surveillance technology.
• Single-family home sells for $875,000 in Petaluma (pressdemocrat.com) — A three-bedroom, two-bath home on Sierra Drive in Petaluma just sold for $875,000, highlighting a strong local housing market. The piece also lists several other recent Petaluma sales, giving residents a snapshot of neighborhood prices and trends drawn from county property records.
• prep-roundup-cardinal-newman-carrillo-piner-secure-flag-football-victories (modbee.com) — High school athletes across the North Bay kicked off their flag football and volleyball seasons this week, with Petaluma teams featured in both sports. Petaluma fell 20-13 to Rancho Cotate in flag football and dropped a 3-1 volleyball match to Cardinal Newman, while several neighboring schools logged shutouts, comebacks, and standout individual performances.
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