🌱 Patch AM: How a stolen car chase ended with six guns in Urbandale.

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In today's newsletter:

• How a stolen car chase ended with six guns in Urbandale.

Also on today's calendar: City Council - October 6, 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 56.
• Wednesday: Beautiful with plenty of sun, with a high of 74 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suburban Iowa teens flee stolen vehicle, hole up in apartment with six guns as police close in (northiowatoday.com) — Police from Urbandale and neighboring suburbs helped track four teens who fled a stolen vehicle that stopped in a parking lot off 86th Street in Urbandale, later finding them in a nearby apartment with six guns and drug evidence. Authorities say four of the firearms were stolen and more charges are possible, and they're urging Urbandale residents to lock vehicles and remove keys and valuables.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Urbandale

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• Afterschool Fun LEGO: Spooky Rooms →
  3520 86th St, Urbandale
  4:15 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• City Council - October 6, 2026 →
  Council Chambers, 3600 86th St, Urbandale
  5:30 pm
• True Crime in Iowa's Early Years →
  3520 86th St, Urbandale
  6:00 pm
• Evening Family Storytime →
  3520 86th St, Urbandale
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Music and Movement →
  3520 86th St, Urbandale
  10:30 am
• Food as Medicine: Taste Your Way to Healthy Blood Pressure →
  3520 86th St, Urbandale
  1:00 pm
• Teen Takeover Book Club →
  3520 86th St, Urbandale
  6:00 pm
• Wet-Felting →
  3520 86th St, Urbandale
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Baby Bounce →
  3520 86th St, Urbandale
  9:00 am
• Toddler Time →
  3520 86th St, Urbandale
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime →
  3520 86th St, Urbandale
  11:00 am
• Craft Club →
  3520 86th St, Urbandale
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This pretty gals been coming to my house for the last three months or so (Douglas and 70th area) several times a day.
  Very skiddish and shy kitty but friendly. Wondering if she was anyones indoor / outdoor baby or a stray. Thinking about taking her to get spayed at… (Nextdoor Karen Acres - Urbandale)
• I have just be given 150 years worth of family photos and papers that have been stored for several years in cardboard boxes in a moist basement.
  Opening the first box set off an asthma attack because of the mold spores and musty smell. Any thoughts on how I can treat the issue without damaging… (Nextdoor Parkview - Urbandale)

• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Urbandale. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in West Des Moines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Urbandale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clive

• Serious crash closes I-35/I-80 in Clive; drivers urged to avoid area (kcci.com)
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Grimes

• Mustang Football Dominate in Homecoming Win (raccoonvalleyradio.com)

West Des Moines

• Collins Aerospace is expanding its West Des Moines facility (mrobusinesstoday.com)
• West Des Moines showing progress on Legacy Woods nature area (desmoinesregister.com)
• What to know about the 3 cat cafés in Iowa (iowastartingline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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