🌱 Patch AM: How a high-tech key hack helped thieves hit Lilburn cars

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In today's newsletter:

• How a high-tech key hack helped thieves hit Lilburn cars

Also on today's calendar: Pop-Up Yard Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny, a t-storm; warm, temps: high: 90, low: 71.
• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Car theft ring hit 25 vehicles with hacked key tool, warrants say (wsbtv.com) — Car thieves using a key-programming device targeted at least 25 Infiniti and Nissan Maxima vehicles across Gwinnett County, including in Lilburn apartment complexes, over nine weeks this summer. Police say two young men now face more than 90 warrants, while a local locksmith shares practical tips Lilburn drivers can use to better secure their cars against similar high-tech thefts.
   

📸 Around Lilburn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lilburn

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Shepherds of the Meek 5th Annual Run for a Mission - Lilburn, GA 2026 →
  Lilburn City Park, 76 Main St NW, Lilburn
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Days of Play: Lilburn City Park →
  Lilburn City Park, 76 Main Street, Lilburn
  5:00 pm
• Fall Cornhole League →
  Lilburn GA
  6:30 pm
• Cub Scout Roundup
  Head Elementary School Lilburn, GA 30047
  6:30 pm
Friday September 11
• 9/11 25th Anniversary Remembrance & Memorial Dedication →
  Lilburn City Hall, 340 Main Street, Lilburn
  8:46 am
Saturday September 12
• Rock the Park →
  Lilburn City Park, 76 Main Street, Lilburn
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Fall Cornhole League →
  Lilburn GA
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Run for a Mission 5K & Family Walk – Transform Lives Together →
  Lilburn City Park, 76 Main St NW, Lilburn
  8:00 am
• Pop-Up Yard Sale →
  Historic Wynne-Russell House, 4685 Wynne Russell Dr NW, Lilburn
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Splash Pad Closing Day →
  Lilburn GA
Monday September 21
• Mayor Johnny Crist's Town Hall Meeting →
  Lilburn GA
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Gardening 101: Composting 101 →
  JB Willims Park Communty Garden, 4935 Five Forks-Trickum Road, Lilburn
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• **FOUND DOG 🐾**
  This sweet dog followed me home this morning around **Brookshire Dr & Cardigan Circle**\. Does anyone recognize him/her or know who they belong to?… (Nextdoor Brookshire)
• Anyone know of an assisted living place that is $3000 a month here in Georgia it can be in North Carolina.
  It could be in Alabama, but that's the price range and it's for someone with dementia. Please don't send me numbers that you're not sure about I don… (Nextdoor Cherokee Woods)

• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Online Order Filling Team Associate at Walmart in Tucker, Georgia in Tucker. Apply here.
• PNC Bank posted a job opening for Relationship Banker Business Specialist - Tucker Main in Tucker. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lilburn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Norcross

• Nichols Cauley grows Southeast presence, acquires Norcross firm (roughdraftatlanta.com)
• Suniva Raises $835 Million To Expand Solar Cell Capacity To 5.5 GW (pulse2.com)
• North Atlanta hosts Norcross in tough non-region battle (fultonneighbor.com)

Gwinnett County

• Gwinnett County to commemorate 25th anniversary of 9/11 (ocgnews.com)

Ok Lilburn! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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