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🌱 Patch AM: Two Lafayette men charged after alleged alleyway sexual assault
Also check out Karaoke Night on the Lafayette Patch calendar

Coffee in hand, Lafayette? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Two Lafayette men charged after alleged alleyway sexual assault
Also on today's calendar: Swing into Fall at Thomas Duncan Hall 🍂 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cloudy and cool, with a high of 65 and low of 56 degrees.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 71, low: 52.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2 men face felony rape charges in Tippecanoe County (wlfi.com) — Lafayette police arrested two local men who now face felony rape charges after an alleged sexual assault of an unconscious woman in an alley near Elmwood Avenue and North 18th Street. Prosecutors say both men admitted to sexually assaulting the victim, who was taken to a local hospital after a witness called 911.
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📸 Around Lafayette
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lafayette
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★ Featured events ★
- Karaoke Night →
Spot Tavern, 409 South 4th Street, Lafayette
8:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
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Other local events
- Evil Dead II →
Spot Tavern, 409 South 4th Street, Lafayette
9:00 pm - Swing into Fall at Thomas Duncan Hall 🍂 →
619 Ferry St, Lafayette
6:00 pm - Star City Nights →
830 Main Street, Lafayette
6:00 pm - Joytrip, Victor Lee and the Fluffy Biscuits, and Sub33 →
Spot Tavern, 409 South 4th Street, Lafayette
9:00 pm - Flowers & Flames →
Rose + Wick Custom Candle Co., 707 Main St, Lafayette - Exhorder ~ Intoxicated ~ Persevere ~ Karve →
North End Pub, 2100 Elmwood Avenue, Lafayette - House of Heat Pro Wrestling: Battle for the Brave ll →
2000 Elmwood Avenue, Lafayette - Delphi Community at Faith Christian →
Faith Christian High School, 5526 SR 26 E, Lafayette
10:00 am - Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Screening and Discussion →
Tippecanoe County Public Library - Downtown Library, 627 South Street, Lafayette
1:00 pm - Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Screening and Discussion - Lafayette →
Lafayette IN
1:00 pm - GARM →
Spot Tavern, 409 South 4th Street, Lafayette
9:00 pm
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Welcome everyone to the Stones Crossing Fall Garage sales.
THIS WEEKEND. Many homes are participating. Here is a partial list…. 3967 Scoria Street (Pokemon cards, sports cards, Clothes, plumbing and… (Nextdoor Stones Crossing) - I got tickets to this Saturdays game - Purdue vs Notre Dame at the ross ade stadium.
Anyone have tips or recommendations on how early I should arrive? I have not been to a football game there yet (Nextdoor South Oakland)
- Wings Etc. Inc. posted a job opening for Server in Lafayette. Apply here.
- Outback Steakhouse posted a job opening for Restaurant Busser in Lafayette. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lafayette here.
🗞 Nearby News
West Lafayette
- WL Board of Works approves $1.38M water-main contract (purdueexponent.org)
- 4 Illinois universities, 3 Indiana universities ranked among top 100 in U.S. News & World Report (cbsnews.com)
- Campaign impact report celebrates landmark year of giving (purdue.edu)
Frankfort
- $7.5 billion data center campus planned for Frankfort (insideindianabusiness.com)
Ok Lafayette! 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: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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