🌱 Patch AM: What led to a Fishers Junior High student’s arrest over a fake gun?

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In today's newsletter:

• What led to a Fishers Junior High student's arrest over a fake gun?
• How a $345,000 change will reshape 116th and Allisonville access
• Why Hailey Buzbee's Fishers family is speaking out now

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.
• Friday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Fishers Junior High Student Arrested for Having Imitation Firearm (wibc.com) — A Fishers Junior High student was arrested after a school resource officer found an imitation firearm in his backpack, which is now illegal to possess on school property under a new Indiana law. The 13-year-old faces a Class B misdemeanor, and additional discipline will come from the school, while Fishers Police and HSE Schools stress their joint focus on student safety.
   

2. Fishers board approves $345,000 change order for 116th and Allisonville project (larryinfishers.com) — Construction at 116th Street and Allisonville Road is now expected to finish by late October, and Fishers' Board of Public Works just approved a $345,000 change order to repair worn business driveways along the corridor. City engineers say rebuilding these approaches will extend pavement life and improve drainage, while a new board member, David Bolling, took his seat at the meeting.
   

3. Hailey Buzbee's father: 'Her life and her story are not someone else's opportunity' (larryinfishers.com) — A Fishers family is urging people not to exploit the death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee, who disappeared from her Fishers home in January and was later found dead in Ohio. Her father's public post condemns unauthorized storytellers, while authorities continue a federal case against the man accused of exploiting her.
   

4. State lawmaker to introduce Flock Camera limits legislation (fox59.com) — State Sen. Aaron Freeman plans to introduce legislation limiting how police and private companies use Flock license plate reader cameras, while preserving them as investigative tools. The debate is highly relevant to Fishers, where this technology helped police track a suspect in the case of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee, whose body was later found in Ohio, raising local concerns about privacy and safety.
   

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Thursday August 27
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  9:00 am
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  Vernon Township Public Library, 625 E Broadway St, Fortville
  10:30 am
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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