🌱 Patch AM: Video Shows Suspects In Racist Graffiti Spree In Wethersfield: Police

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In today's newsletter:

• Police seek public's help after racist graffiti spree in Wethersfield
• Clerk stabbed six times in Wethersfield robbery over stolen snacks
• Police make arrest in armed Motel 6 robbery on Silas Deane Highway

Also on today's calendar: The 14th Annual Tag Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 46 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 69, low: 49.
• Friday: Rain possible in the p.m., with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Video Shows Suspects In Racist Graffiti Spree In Wethersfield: Police (patch.com) — Wethersfield police are asking residents to help identify individuals seen in a video connected to racist and offensive graffiti found on vehicles, signs, and town property south of Maple Street. Investigators say the vandalism occurred around Mill Woods Park between Sept. 19 and 20, and emphasize that the hateful messages do not reflect Wethersfield's values while urging anyone with information to contact detectives.
   

• Clerk Stabbed 6 Times In Fight Over Stolen Soda/Candy In Wethersfield: Police (patch.com) — Wethersfield residents are learning more about a violent robbery at the Sunoco on the Berlin Turnpike, where a clerk was stabbed six times during a dispute over stolen soda and candy. Police say K-9 teams tracked a Wethersfield man to a nearby motel, where he was arrested and charged with robbery, assault, and larceny, and is being held on a substantial bond.
   

• Enfield Man Forced Wethersfield Motel Clerk Into Office At Gunpoint During Robbery: Cops (dailyvoice.com) — Wethersfield police say a 45-year-old Enfield man has been arrested in connection with the July 28 armed robbery at the Motel 6 on Silas Deane Highway, where a clerk was forced into an office at gunpoint and assaulted. Detectives are still seeking information and urge anyone who saw the robbery or getaway car to contact Detective Jacobson at 860-721-2963.
   

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Friday September 25
• The 14th Annual Tag Sale →
  Welles-Shipman-Ward House, 972 Main St, Glastonbury
  9:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Wine Fest →
  The 1851, 150 Sebethe Dr, Cromwell
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Thursday September 24
• Artists Journey Class with Deidre →
  Little Red Schoolhouse, 193 Wells Rd, Wethersfield
  2:00 pm
• Wethersfield Farmers' Market →
  Solomon Welles House, 220 Hartford Ave., Wethersfield
  3:00 pm
• Joint Committee of Town Council and Board of Education →
  Stillman Building, Lower Level Conference Room, Wethersfield
  4:30 pm
• Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and Harbor Management Commission →
  Conference Room #3, 505 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• The 14th Annual Tag Sale →
  The Historic Welles-Shipman-Ward House, 972 Main St, Glastonbury
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• Free Intro to Square dance Lessons →
  Buttonball Elementary School, 376 Buttonball Ln, Glastonbury
  9:00 am
Saturday October 3
• WHS presents the 44th Annual Old Wethersfield Arts & Crafts Fair →
  Cove Park Wethersfield, 533 Main St, Wethersfield
  10:00 am
Friday October 9
• WHS presents the 17th Annual Old Wethersfield Lantern Light Tours →
  Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, 200 Main St, Wethersfield
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• WHS presents the 17th Annual Old Wethersfield Lantern LIght Tours →
  Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, 200 Main St, Wethersfield
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• WHS presents the 17th Annual Old Wethersfield Lantern Light Tours →
  Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, 200 Main St, Wethersfield
  6:30 pm

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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