🌱 How Freetown officers helped end a dangerous multi-town police pursuit

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In today's newsletter:

• How Freetown officers helped end a dangerous multi-town police pursuit

Also on today's calendar: Cape Cod Pottery Trail and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cool with some sun returning, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cool, with a high of 62 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suspect arrested after multi-town pursuit in Dighton (newportdispatch.com) — Police from several communities, including Freetown, helped stop a suspect's vehicle after a multi-town pursuit that began in Somerset and ended in Dighton. One man was arrested and a woman is still being sought, but authorities say there's no known danger to the public as the remaining suspect is wanted for non-violent offenses.
   

📸 Around Freetown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Freetown

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Cape Cod Pottery Trail →
  Cape Cod,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22
• Wicked Strange New England with Jeff Belanger at... →
  James White Memorial Library, 5 Washburn Rd, East Freetown
  6:30 pm
• Wicked Strange New England with Jeff Belanger at the Freetown Public Libraries →
  James White Memorial Library, 5 Washburn Rd, East Freetown
  6:30 pm
Friday September 25
• Ana Popovic →
  Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River
  8:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Five for Fighting →
  Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Eli Paperboy Reed →
  Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• An Evening with Eric Lindell →
  Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 22
• Family Storytime →
  Taunton Public Library, 12 Pleasant St., Taunton
  9:30 am
• Dighton Public Library: Tot Time →
  Dighton Public Library, Dighton
  10:30 am
• Baby Café Breastfeeding Support Group - Dartmouth
  Charlton Memorial Hospital, 300B Faunce Corner Road, 300B Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth
  10:30 am
• Guided Highlight Tour →
  Old Colony History Museum, 66 Church Green, Taunton
  12:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Golf @ Cape Cod Regional Technical High School
  Bristol-Plymouth Vocational Technical, 351 Pleasant Lake Ave, Harwich
  3:00 pm
• State Senator Kelly Dooner Office Hours →
  Silver City Conference Room, 15 Summer Street, Taunton
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Fall River

• City of Fall River to hold ceremony honoring Cpl. David Miller (fallriverreporter.com)
• Fall River students receive free books for home use (heraldnews.com)
• Fall River shots fired call leads to arrest on breaking and entering, other charges (fallriverreporter.com)

Acushnet

• Corient Private Wealth LP Acquires 35,337 Shares of Acushnet $GOLF (marketbeat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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