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Leesburg, Florida Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Leesburg woman arrested after returning to Walmart she was banned from
  • Computer repair in Leesburg uncovers alleged secret recordings at local church
  • Why an 85‑year‑old Leesburg driver’s arrest is going viral online

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Today's riddle: What gets wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 96 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 95, low: 76.
  • Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Walmart shoplifting suspect apologizes after unwelcome return to store (leesburg-news.com) — Leesburg police recently arrested a 63‑year‑old woman at the Citrus Boulevard Walmart after staff reported she had previously been trespassed and was again stopped with unpaid groceries. Officers recovered about $14 in items, and she now faces retail theft and trespass charges after being booked into Lake County Jail and released on bond.
   

• Fruitland Park church employee arrested for recording young girls in bathroom, deputies say (wesh.com) — Lake County investigators were called in by Leesburg police after technicians repairing a church employee’s computer in Leesburg reportedly found disturbing images and videos. Deputies say the material led them to Heritage Community Church in Fruitland Park, where a staff member is now jailed on multiple video‑voyeurism counts as authorities work to identify potential victims.
   

• 85-Year-Old Arrested for Street Racing While Smoking Cigarillo, Internet Goes Wild (wideopencountry.com) — An 85‑year‑old driver was arrested in Leesburg after deputies say he was caught in a late‑night street race, allegedly hitting speeds over 100 mph while smoking a cigarillo. Body‑cam footage and his laid‑back responses during the stop have since gone viral online, sparking a wave of amused and sympathetic reactions from social media commenters.
   

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  • I want to thank everyone involved with finding my granddaughter this morning.
    We had been in the Palm Beach/Lake Worth area yesterday visiting a relative and returned home at approximately 04:00 A.M. this morning. We were all… (Nextdoor Pennbrooke)
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    Their word of the day is 'grumbletonian'. It is defined as "A person who specializes in finding something to grump about, no matter how great things… (Nextdoor Plantation At Leesburg)
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🗞 Nearby News

Fruitland Park

  • Fruitland Park church employee arrested on video voyeurism charges after hidden-camera videos found, deputies say (clickorlando.com)
  • Lady Lake woman jailed after alleged attack on man friend over missing sex toy (villages-news.com)
  • Florida daycare arrest: Owner issues apology; Bodycam catches worker change her narrative (fox35orlando.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Paula W. for sending it in!)
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