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Good morning to you Arvada! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Have you seen this stolen Red Rocks Church trailer around Arvada?
  • How a multi-city fraud ring allegedly reached banks in Arvada
  • Meet the Arvada parishioner whose quiet service just earned big recognition

Also on today's calendar: Fempire Comedy Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 79 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Trailer filled with community outreach supplies stolen from Arvada church (kdvr.com) — A trailer packed with community outreach gear was stolen from Red Rocks Church's Arvada campus, leaving local programs for kids and families without key equipment. Security video shows a white pickup hitching the 30-foot trailer and driving off, and Arvada Police are investigating. Church staff are asking anyone who recognizes the trailer or truck to contact police or the church's security team.
   

2. Colorado Grand Jury Indicts Two People on 37 Felony Counts in Alleged Home Equity Line Fraud That Took More Than $800,000 (newsbreak.com) — Banks in Arvada were among several Colorado institutions hit in an alleged home-equity fraud scheme that prosecutors say stole more than $800,000. A statewide grand jury indicted two people on 37 felony counts each, and Arvada police assisted the investigation. Officials say the suspects used fake IDs and business filings to drain accounts and launder funds.
   

3. A Love That Keeps Expanding: Mary Ann Mahoney's Life of Spiritual Motherhood (denvercatholic.org) — A longtime Spirit of Christ and Shrine of St. Anne parishioner from Arvada is being honored for a lifetime of service in youth ministry, music, OCIA, and preschool teaching. Her story traces how a teenage encounter with faith led to mission work in China, deep roots in Arvada parishes, and ongoing discernment of consecrated virginity.
   

4. Arrest made in road-rage shooting of man in his 70s (newsbreak.com) — An Arvada couple driving home from Golden was caught in a terrifying road-rage shooting that left the husband, in his 70s, with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Investigators used traffic cameras, license plate readers, and cell data to arrest a suspect in Thornton. The family says they're grateful everyone survived but shaken by how close the bullets came to being fatal.
   

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Ok Arvada! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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