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🌱 Patch AM: Why I-580 suddenly shut down near Benedict Drive in San Leandro.

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Good morning San Leandro! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why I-580 suddenly shut down near Benedict Drive in San Leandro.
  • How a wrong-way Mustang shut down I-580 in San Leandro.

Also on today's calendar: Join Us in Remembering the Heroes of Flight 93 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Breezy, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Video shows standoff causing I-580 closure in the East Bay (kcra.com) — A police standoff shut down westbound I-580 in San Leandro on Thursday after officers surrounded a vehicle near the Benedict Drive offramp. NBC's SkyRanger captured aerial footage as a person refused to exit the car until about 20 minutes later, when the suspect finally emerged and appeared to be detained.
   

• I-580 SWAT standoff in San Leandro ends with 2 arrests (ktvu.com) — Westbound I-580 in San Leandro was shut down Thursday after a blue Ford Mustang, tracked by drone for fleeing deputies, drove the wrong way and crashed before a SWAT standoff. Officers boxed in the disabled car, used chemical irritant, and arrested both occupants, who were taken to a hospital for treatment.
   

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