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🌱 Griffith police seek man accused of escaping hospital custody
Griffith, Indiana Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Griffith! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
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- Griffith police seek man accused of escaping hospital custody
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Indiana man wanted after escaping police custody at hospital (fox32chicago.com) — Griffith police are searching for Alton West III, who they say escaped hospital custody after a Nov. 7 traffic pursuit and arrest. He faces five felony warrants stemming from the incident, including escape and disarming an officer. Police urge anyone who sees him to call 911 and not approach him. 
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Jordan Steele to be inducted into Highland's Athletics Hall of Fame (nwitimes.com)
- Kennedy Commons project to transform long-abandoned Highland gas station into green space (nwitimes.com)
Schererville
- Seven Indiana Family Restaurants Still Run By The Same Family After Three Generations (newsbreak.com)
- Crown Point man dies after being hit by a car in Hobart Sunday evening (nwitimes.com)
- Northwest Indiana man wanted after allegedly fleeing police twice (nwitimes.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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