🌱 Patch AM: How often are Carmel police scanning plates—and who’s watching the data?

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In today's newsletter:

• How often are Carmel police scanning plates—and who's watching the data?
• World-famous Bach ensemble is bringing a major Passion to Carmel

Also on today's calendar: Annual Costume & Candy Crawl and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 73, low: 47.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• HamCo police searched 23,000+ plates with Flock. What safeguards exist? (indystar.com) — Carmel residents should know their police department is among Indiana's heaviest users of Flock automated license plate readers, with city officials stressing safeguards like 30-day data retention and audit requirements. A Carmel High School student and other community members are raising questions about privacy and regulation as state lawmakers weigh new rules for this fast-expanding surveillance tool across Hamilton County.
   

• Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras to Tour Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion' (operawire.com) — Carmel music lovers can hear Bach's monumental St. Matthew Passion live when the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists bring their 2027 U.S. tour to the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 14. The internationally acclaimed ensemble will perform the work at top venues nationwide, with Carmel positioned alongside stops like Carnegie Hall and Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall.
   

📸 Around Carmel

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carmel

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• The Love Jones Cafe →
  World famous Hotboys Carmel,
  10:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Homecoming Dance
  Carmel High School, 520 E Main St, Carmel
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• PRINCESS TEA →
  Hotel Carmichael, One Carmichael Square, Carmel
  12:00 pm
• American Landscapes →
  The Payne & Mencias Palladium, 1 Carter Green, Carmel
  4:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Comprehensive Staking Certification Program: Phase 3 →
  Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel
  8:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Pokémon Trading Hour (Ages 6-11) - Carmel Clay Public Library - Main Branch →
  425 E Main St, Carmel
• Managers' Association 2026 Fall Meeting →
  Indiana Electric Cooperatives, 11805 Pennsylvania Street, Carmel
• Choir Concerts
  Carmel Middle School, 300 S. Guilford Road, Carmel
  6:00 pm
• Evening with the Doctor →
  Morter HealthCenter, 10439 Commerce Drive, Suite 140, Carmel
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Everything Agents Need To Know About The New Appraisal Process →
  252 W Main St, 252 West Main Street, Carmel
  10:00 am
Friday October 9
• BASHIRI ASAD: THE BALLADS →
  Hotel Carmichael, One Carmichael Square, Carmel
  7:30 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Annual Costume & Candy Crawl →
  The Bridges - Market District Shopping Center - 11505 Illinois St, Carmel, IN 46032
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Got this beautiful rug in Egypt and my dog spilled some Starbucks on it.
  Its 5x7 any recommendations on where I can get it clean would be appreciated. (Nextdoor Stanford Park Carmel)
• A FREE concert?
  Yes. The men of Circle City Sound have personally funded a free tribute concert to pay tribute to our veterans on the evening of November 7 at the… (Nextdoor 106th)

• Optum posted a job opening for Patient Services Representative in Carmel. Apply here.
• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in Carmel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carmel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westfield

• Barktoberfest is back in Westfield — and it's raising money for the Humane Society (wishtv.com)
• Westfield reader calls on voters to support school referendum (readthereporter.com)
• Westfield earns three statewide honors at Aim Ideas Summit (readthereporter.com)

Noblesville

• Ruoff Music Center begins 2027 concert announcements with Greta Van Fleet (fox59.com)

Ok Carmel! 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 has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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