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🌱 How Derby’s new police chief is reshaping safety across the city

Coming up on the Derby Patch calendar: SPIRITUAL NIGHT - A Night of Readings

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Hello Derby! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Derby's new police chief is reshaping safety across the city

Also on today's calendar: SPIRITUAL NIGHT - A Night of Readings and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the a.m.; clearing, temps: high: 66, low: 47.
  • Thursday: A steady morning breeze, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Derby PD Chief Hits The Ground Running (newhavenindependent.org) — Derby's new police chief, Brian Grogan, is expanding school safety, reviving the K-9 unit, and assigning an officer to a DEA task force as local crime continues to decline. He's also working to restore routine traffic enforcement and deepen ties with Derby schools and neighborhoods, while city leaders praise his accessible, problem-solving approach.
   

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Ok Derby! 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!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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