🌱 Why is a Hialeah special-needs student facing a criminal battery charge?

What's up Hialeah! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why is a Hialeah special-needs student facing a criminal battery charge?
• Hialeah arrest ties woman to disturbing attack on 68-year-old neighbor.
• What newly released video reveals about a Hialeah lieutenant’s DUI arrest

Also on today's calendar: Cuba, mi amor and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy with sunny intervals, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.
• Thursday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 80, low: 70.
• Friday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. South Florida mother questions prosecution of daughter with autism after incident at school (wsvn.com) — A 21-year-old autistic student at American Senior High in Hialeah is facing a criminal battery charge after an on-campus altercation with a teacher’s aide, worrying her mother and disability advocates. The case, now in court with her competency questioned by a judge, raises concerns about whether school discipline or criminal prosecution is appropriate for students with autism.
   

2. Woman arrested for attacking elderly victim in Northwest-Miami Dade home (wsvn.com) — An alleged attacker was arrested in Hialeah after police linked her to a March 29 incident where a 68-year-old woman was reportedly assaulted through a window at a Northwest Miami-Dade home. The 35-year-old suspect faces serious felony charges, is being held without bond, and is expected to appear before a judge Wednesday.
   

3. Video shows off-duty Hialeah cop's DUI arrest after crash involving garbage truck near Doral (local10.com) — A Hialeah police lieutenant was arrested on suspicion of DUI after an early-morning crash with a garbage truck near Doral, and newly released video shows his interactions with Miami-Dade deputies at the scene. Investigators say he appeared impaired, refused sobriety tests and a blood draw, and had his license seized under Florida’s implied consent law. He was placed on administrative leave while Local 10 confirms his current status with Hialeah police.
   

4. Tampa Tops Best U.S. Cities for Startups, Florida Dominates Rankings (995qyk.com) — Hialeah ranks among the nation’s top cities for launching a new business, with Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville also scoring high in WalletHub’s latest study. The report highlights Florida’s strong environment for startups, citing low taxes, access to capital, and solid survival rates.
   

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📸 Around Hialeah

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hialeah

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 26

• Cuba, mi amor
  Pinecrest Gardens, 11000 Red Rd, Pinecrest
  6:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Grouper Opener Party
  Hawks Cay Marina, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key
  5:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Le Corsaire Suite
  The Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave, Miami Beach
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday April 22

• Drop-in Game Time: Board Games
  Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  5:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• 3D Modeling & Printing Club: Media Production Open Labs
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia
  11:00 am
• Parent and Family Support Hour
  Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  11:00 am
• Music Production Club
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia
  3:30 pm
• 3D Modeling & Printing Club: Create Your Own Articulated Animal
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia
  4:30 pm
• Drop-in Game Time: Board Games
  Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  5:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Media Production Open Labs: Drawing
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia
  10:00 am
• Art & Drawing Club
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia
  3:00 pm

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📣 Hialeah Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Drop-in Game Time: Chess and More!
  Miami Springs Branch -
  9:30 am
• Media Production Open Labs: Audio Recording
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia
  11:00 am
• Doral Chamber Trustee Lunch at 107 Steak & Bar
  107 Steak & Bar , 3285 NW 107th Ave , Doral
  11:30 am
• Reel Time for Adults
  Little River Branch -
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I found a Missing chiwawa around O’Quinn Park.
  Owner please try and find him he’s out alone -White with orange spots - Blue collar - Well behaved (Nextdoor Palm Spring Estate)
• Tengan muchísimo cuidado publique 2 tv nuevos en caja alguien ,me escribió me dijo que compraría uno ,luego que quería mis datos para hacer el pago por zelle ,me llegó un mensaje pero no era del banco si no de un número privado como que era zelle
  pero el dinero jamás llegó a mi cuenta gracias a Dios me di cuenta y llame a mi banco lo que querían era estafarme. (Nextdoor Marbella Park)

• BoxLunch / Hot Topic posted a job opening for Part-Time Assistant Manager - Level 2 in Hialeah. Apply here.
• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Sr. Shift Supervisor in Costco in Hialeah. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hialeah here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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