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🌱 How two Lawrence police cruisers ended up crashing downtown Sunday

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  • How two Lawrence police cruisers ended up crashing downtown Sunday

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Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Turning sunny with a shower, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 76, low: 70.
  • Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• JUST ONE STATION: Security video of crash involving 2 police cruisers in Lawrence - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com) — Two Lawrence police cruisers collided late Sunday morning at Amesbury and Essex streets while responding to a call, injuring both officers and a woman in a pickup truck. Nearby bakery workers rushed out to help, with one using CPR training to check on victims as surveillance video captured the crash and subsequent impact with the stopped truck.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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