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🌱 Patch AM: Police seek witnesses after Laurel resident killed in double hit-and-run

Spotted on the Laurel calendar: Every Step Counts Autism Walk & 5K Run

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Hey there, Laurel! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Police seek witnesses after Laurel resident killed in double hit-and-run

Also on today's calendar: Every Step Counts Autism Walk & 5K Run and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Nice with variable clouds, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 78, low: 60.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two Hit-Run Drivers Strike, Kill Same Laurel Man Before Both Fleeing In PG County: Police (dailyvoice.com) — A Laurel resident was killed early Sunday after being struck by two vehicles that fled while he walked along Laurel Bowie Road near Briarwood Drive. Prince George's County police are still investigating and are asking anyone with dashcam or home surveillance footage from the area to contact them to help identify the drivers involved.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Saw this car on my way to giant in laurel.
    Does anyone know what it is? No markings but it could be a new lucid or tesla (Nextdoor Maryland City West)
  • Three nonprofits that assist migrants have launched a free online tool that gives legal advice to immigrants in detention and their families.
    The site, DetentionHelp.org, is available in English and Spanish and helps people who are being held in U.S. immigration detention centers to… (Nextdoor Greencastle Estates)
  • TD Bank posted a job opening for Relationship Banker I (Laurel) in Laurel. Apply here.
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Laurel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Laurel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Beltsville

  • Naval Aviator Honored At Pax River Change Of Command (thebaynet.com)
  • Building the Digital Infrastructure to Unlock Precision Agriculture for U.S. Farmers (usda.gov)
  • NASA Sent 3,400 Bees Into Space in 1984. Seven Days Later, They Had Built 200 cm² of Hexagons (dailygalaxy.com)

Greenbelt

Columbia

  • 75+ Stops Along Underground Railroad Found In Maryland (patch.com)

Ok Laurel! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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