🌱 Patch AM: What changes is Gwinnett police making after Flock camera misuse?

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• What changes is Gwinnett police making after Flock camera misuse?

Also on today's calendar: Mexican Independence Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny with a t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 83, low: 69.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 3 Gwinnett police officers fired, charged for alleged Flock camera misuse (atlantanewsfirst.com) — Gwinnett County residents should know three police officers have been fired and charged after allegedly misusing the department's Flock license plate reader system, prompting sweeping new safeguards. Police now require supervisor-approved justifications for searches, have ordered retraining, and cut data retention from 30 to 15 days as they try to rebuild public trust in this crime-fighting technology.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gwinnett County

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 7
• Silent Trivia at Truck & Tap →
  Truck & Tap Lawrenceville, 175 S Perry St., Lawrenceville
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Country Line Dancing →
  Slow Pour Brewing Co., 407 N Clayton Street, Lawrenceville
  6:00 pm
• V Volleyball @ Archer HS
  Dacula High School Archer High School, 2255 New Hope Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30045
  6:00 pm
• Karaoke at Truck & Tap →
  Truck & Tap, 175 S Perry St., Lawrenceville
  8:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Reader's Rally - 7:15am - Media Center
  Woodward Mill Elementary School Lawrenceville, GA 30043
  7:15 am
• 9th/JV Volleyball vs. Collins Hill/Duluth
  Dacula High School , 123 Broad St, Dacula, GA 30019, USA
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• JV/V Softball @ Mill Creek
  Dacula High School Mill Creek High School, 4400 Braselton Hwy, Hoschton, GA 30548\
  4:00 pm
• JV Football vs. Discovery
  Dacula High School , 123 Broad St, Dacula, GA 30019, USA
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Mexican Independence Day →
  Plaza Las Americas, 733 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lilburn
  2:00 pm
• Mexican Independence Day Celebration →
  Plaza Las Americas, 733 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lilburn
  2:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Gimme Springsteen - Tribute to The Boss Celebrates Bruce with Full Album Born in the USA! →
  Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay, 3116 Main St, Duluth
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• ASL Game Day →
  Gwinnett County Public Library - Snellville Branch, 2245 Wisteria Dr SW, Snellville
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lawrenceville

• 3485 Willow Glade Trl, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 (zillow.com)
• Pair who swindled Shelby Twp. woman out of 100K plead guilty (macombdaily.com)
• Bottoms' affordability plan: Encourage cities and counties to eliminate their taxes on groceries (thecurrentga.org)

Grayson

• On The Radar Hoops Breakout Camp: Top Performers (ballislife.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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