🌱 Why a Miami Lakes drug bust is now at the center of a lawsuit

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• Why a Miami Lakes drug bust is now at the center of a lawsuit

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 92, low: 73.
• Friday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Sued by Two Miami Police Officers (parade.com) — A high-profile Netflix crime film is drawing fresh attention to a real 2016 Miami Lakes drug investigation, where authorities found over $20 million hidden in a local home’s attic. Two Miami-Dade officers now say the movie’s depiction of corrupt cops closely mirrors that case and has unfairly damaged their reputations, prompting a new lawsuit in South Florida.
   

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📸 Around Miami Lakes

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Miami Lakes

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Thursday May 14

• Online Event: Talking is Teaching - Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - Hialeah Gardens Virtual Program Room
  10:00 am
• Audio Production with Logic Pro: Level 1
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia
  11:00 am
• Where Plants Heal and Seeds Grow
  Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  4:00 pm
• Music Club: Audio Editing Live Music Recordings
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia
  4:30 pm
• Drop-in Game Time: Board Games
  Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  5:30 pm
• 3D Modeling & Printing Club: Personalized Magnets
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia
  5:30 pm
• Realize Your American Dream: Citizenship Classes
  Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  6:00 pm

Friday May 15

• 3D Modeling with Tinkercad: Level 1
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• READy, Set, Go: Storytelling
  Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  10:00 am
• DSLR Photography with Canon T8i: Level 1
  Hialeah Gardens Branch - YOUmedia Green Room
  11:00 am
• STEM and Play: Igniting Minds through Games
  Hialeah Gardens Branch -
  3:00 pm
• Tween Games
  Doral Branch -
  3:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Buenos dias,
  Necesito a alguien que tenga experiencia en poner lozas para poner cerca de 700 pies de lozas Yo tengo la loza (24x48). Necesito que pongan el… (Nextdoor Miami Lakes)
• You can post:
  Lost cat Have you seen this cat? Was last seen yesterday in the Marbrisa Apartments His name is Jerry. Very timid, non aggressive. Crossed eyes… (Nextdoor Miami Lakes PSN)

• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Hialeah. Apply here.
• Acosta posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in Hialeah. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Miami Lakes here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hialeah

• Smash and grab: Man accused of stealing from slot machine inside Hialeah market (local10.com)
• Ronald W. Rodman (claytodayonline.com)
• DeSantis's Quiet Retreat , Why Florida is Reconsidering its Most Controversial ICE Policy (newsanyway.com)

Miami Gardens

• Photography Exhibition Features Miami Gardens Youth (sflcn.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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