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🌱 Patch AM: How a Lutz storage-unit search led to major trafficking charges
And check out The 10th Annual Spooktacular BellyDance Show on the Lutz Patch calendar
What's up Lutz! 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:
- How a Lutz storage-unit search led to major trafficking charges
Also on today's calendar: The 10th Annual Spooktacular BellyDance Show and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.
- Monday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 89, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 88 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 11 Ounces Of Cocaine Seized, Tampa Man Hit With 4 Trafficking Charges In Lutz Bust (tampafp.com) — Deputies investigating drug trafficking searched a Tampa home and two storage units in Lutz, seizing about 11 ounces of cocaine and arresting a 37-year-old Tampa man. He now faces multiple felony trafficking counts and related charges, with a judge setting bond at $126,000, underscoring ongoing narcotics enforcement affecting the Lutz area. 
📸 Around Lutz
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lutz
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★ Featured events ★
- The 10th Annual Spooktacular BellyDance Show →
Heritage Park Civic Center, 5401 Land O' Lakes Blvd, Land O' Lakes
7:30 pm
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- Women Impact Network Wesley Chapel. Free Admission →
Hyatt Place Tampa Wesley Chapel, 26000 Sierra Center Boulevard, Lutz
6:30 pm - Thriving Kids Workshop: ADHD, Anxiety, Sensory & Behavior →
Full Life Chiropractic, 21754 SR 54, Lutz
7:00 pm - Baby Café - Tampa Family Health Center (Lutz) →
Tampa Family Health Centers – Bearss Ave, 1212 E. Bearss Ave., Lutz
10:00 am - Sunlake Academy Discovery Nights: Map Your Student's Future! →
18681 N Dale Mabry Hwy
6:00 pm - Intro To Epoxy Training - Tampa FL →
Epoxy Depot Tampa, 16011 N Nebraska Avenue Suite 107, Lutz
9:00 am - Seminar: Help! We're Going on a Short-Term Trip! • Tampa, FL • Oct 16-17 →
Creekside Church, 311 Newberger Rd, Lutz
9:00 am - Seminar: Help! We're Going on a Short-Term Trip! →
Creekside Church, 311 Newberger Rd, Lutz
9:00 am - Psalms Night: An Evening with Love Is Ministry →
Revelations Cafe, 17808 North Dale Mabry Highway, Lutz
6:00 pm - Mosaics in Lutz →
Auzalu's Artisan Market and Pottery Studio, 16116 Hanna Road, Lutz
6:00 pm - Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA) →
Lutz Boy Scout Troop 12, 205 2nd Ave SE, Lutz
8:00 am - Fearless Women's Summit- Tampa 2026 →
26000 Sierra Center Boulevard, Lutz
8:00 am - 2026 Watermelon Swim Annual Fall Festival →
Watermelon Swim Lutz, 19509 Dale Mabry Highway, Lutz
4:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
📣 Lutz Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Lutz PatchAM possible:
- Refresh - Aesthetics & Wellness — (813) 575-2805
- Chewy Vet Care — (813) 517-8343
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hey everyone, my brown tabby cat got out on 10/6 and I haven't seen him since.
I'm at the Lake Carlton Arms apartments, building 111. If anyone sees him, please contact me or at least the building main office. His name is Hermes… (Nextdoor Lake Carlton Arms) - My silly pup has been working out and is training to become a MMA fighter.
He is currently looking for training partners. Please contact him directly if interested. (Nextdoor Swenson Terrace)
- Harmony United Psychiatric Care posted a job opening for Psychiatric Office Assistant Internship/Outpatient Clinic (Certification Program)/Lutz in Lutz. Apply here.
- LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Lutz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lutz here.
🗞 Nearby News
Land O' Lakes
- Elevate Marketing Solutions Outlines Local SEO for Health, Wellness & Chiropractic Practices (usatoday.com)
- USF students explore eco-friendly, low-cost septic tank solutions (baynews9.com)
Temple Terrace
- Our picks for U.S. House of Representatives (tampabay.com)
- Winn-Dixie silently closes 27 grocery store locations across the South, including 14 in Florida (secretmiami.com)
Tampa
- 3304 N Perry Ave, Tampa, FL 33603 (redfin.com)
- Tampa Man Arrested After Deputies Find 11 Ounces of Cocaine in Home and Storage Unit (shorenewsnetwork.com)
Ok Lutz! 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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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