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🌱 Return to Wildwood Family Dollar leads to shoplifting arrest

Wildwood, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Wildwood! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Return to Wildwood Family Dollar leads to shoplifting arrest
  • Wildwood traffic stop leads to suspended-license arrest
  • How Sumter County’s premium gas prices compared in late October

Also on today's calendar: Flowing Spirit and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Thursday: Some brightening, temps: high: 77, low: 57.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Suspected medicine thief arrested upon return to Family Dollar (villages-news.com) — A Wildwood man was arrested after returning to the Main Street Family Dollar hours after allegedly stealing medicine and household goods on Nov. 3. Police say Ralph Howard Carter Cortes, 65, concealed items and left without paying. The merchandise was valued at $66.80.
   

2. PepperTree Apartments man admits he's driving on suspended license during traffic stop (villages-news.com) — A Wildwood traffic stop over an expired registration led to a felony suspended-license charge against PepperTree Apartments resident Paul Zilvinas Marino, 35. Police say Marino acknowledged knowing his license was suspended when stopped Sunday near Main Street and County Road 462. His bond was set at $2,500.
   

3. Sumter County sees lowest price for premium gas at $3.94 in week ending Oct. 31 (sumtertimes.com) — Premium gas averaged $4.54 a gallon across Sumter County in the week ending Oct. 31, with one station reporting a low of $3.94. The GasBuddy customer reports include Wildwood in a city comparison, but these historical cash prices may differ from what drivers find at pumps now.
   

4. Construction worker killed after water main bursts in flooded trench in The Villages (villages-news.com) — One construction worker died and another was seriously injured Tuesday morning when a pressurized water main burst at a trench in The Villages. Emergency crews responded to McNeill Drive and Harmony Drive, and the injured worker was taken to an Orlando trauma center. The scene was turned over to Wildwood Police, with the circumstances under investigation.
   

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  • Outback Steakhouse posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Wildwood. Apply here.
  • American House Senior Living Communities posted a job opening for Dining Room Server in Wildwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wildwood here.

Ok Wildwood! 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 are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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