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🌱 Patch AM: Could this Tucker arrest solve more than a decade of violent crimes?
Be sure to catch Bzzzy Boys Book Club: September Meeting on the Tucker Patch calendar
Hey there, Tucker! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Could this Tucker arrest solve more than a decade of violent crimes?
- How will Tucker's new $10.5M fire station change local emergency response?
- State Patrol review underway after deadly pursuit near key Tucker intersection
Also on today's calendar: Sahtain wa Hana: An Arabic Homemade Community Lunch and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 88, low: 70.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Suspect accused of committing four violent crimes in Tucker (decaturish.com) — Police say a man now jailed for a July 2026 fatal stabbing on Evelyn Street in Tucker is also linked by DNA to three earlier violent assaults in Tucker dating back to 2014. Investigators used advanced genetic genealogy to connect the cases and are asking Tucker residents to share any information about similar unsolved crimes that might be related. 
2. County officials break ground on new fire station (thechampionnewspaper.com) — A new $10.5 million Fire Station No. 5 is being built on Cowan Road in Tucker, replacing the aging 1955 facility on Lawrenceville Highway. County and Tucker leaders say the modern station will improve firefighter safety and community service, with upgraded health protections, individual sleeping quarters, and a multipurpose room available for neighborhood use.
3. 19-year-old dies in crash with GSP car during chase (decaturish.com) — A 19-year-old passenger died after a Georgia State Patrol cruiser collided with a pickup truck at Mountain Industrial Boulevard and Hugh Howell Road during a chase tied to illegal stunt driving near Kilman Drive and Bibb Boulevard in Tucker. The trooper survived, is on administrative leave, and the agency is reviewing whether its pursuit policies were properly followed.
4. USPOULTRY and Foundation Approve Four New Board Research Initiative Topics (morningagclips.com) — USPOULTRY, headquartered in Tucker, has announced four new research topics aimed at tackling key challenges in the poultry and egg industry, from bird health to PFAS in water supplies. While the work is national in scope, it highlights a major industry association based right in Tucker that funds science-driven improvements affecting producers and processors across the country.
📸 Around Tucker
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tucker
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★ Featured events ★
- Bzzzy Boys Book Club: September Meeting →
The ACV, 2058 Kilman Drive, Tucker
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Curriculum Night Thursday 8/10
Tucker High School
6:00 pm - Game Day Fun
Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
2:00 pm - South Atlanta Hornets vs Stone Mountain Pirates
Stone Mountain High School Lakewood Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
6:30 pm - Tucker Cruise In →
Main Street, Tucker
10:00 am - Music and Literacy
Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
11:00 am - Southland Book Club
Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
11:00 am - Sewing Machine 101
Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
2:00 pm - Chalk on the Sidewalk
Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
2:30 pm - Sahtain wa Hana: An Arabic Homemade Community Lunch →
Alif Institute, 3288 Marjan Dr, Atlanta
11:30 pm - Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library - - Identity-Powered Public Speaking →
Alif Institute, 3288 Marjan Dr, Atlanta
2:00 pm
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Monday September 14
Saturday September 19
📣 Tucker Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Online Order Filling Team Associate at Walmart in Tucker, Georgia in Tucker. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Tucker. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tucker here.
Ok Tucker! 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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