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🌱 Patch AM: What police say led to an arrest in the Essex double homicide
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Good morning Essex! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What police say led to an arrest in the Essex double homicide
Also on today's calendar: Keep the Paycheck-Lose the Work.
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man Arrested in Essex Shooting That Left Two Dead (92q.com) — Baltimore County Police say a man has been arrested after two people were fatally shot in an Essex car on Banyan Wood Court earlier this month. Investigators report the suspect turned himself in, was linked by eyewitnesses and surveillance, and allegedly admitted to the killings, though a motive and any prior connection to the victims remain unclear.
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hey neighbors!!!!
it's official my girl is actually pregnant....im watching the pups move in her belly it's surreal!!!! (Nextdoor Sue Creek)
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🗞 Nearby News
Middle River
- Body of Essex man recovered following weekend boating accident in Middle River (nottinghammd.com)
Dundalk
- Maryland Lottery Tops $1.6B Record: FAST PLAY Big Win Still Has Prizes Left (techtimes.com)
- Two-car crash turns deadly in Baltimore after passenger dies at hospital (shorenewsnetwork.com)
- Letter to the Editor: The potential of rejected energy (somdnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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