🌱 Patch AM: How an alleged $1.5M fraud reached a Northville Township rental home

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In today's newsletter:

• How an alleged $1.5M fraud reached a Northville Township rental home

Also on today's calendar: Off-Center: Art That Pushes Boundaries Opening and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 62, low: 39.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shannon Monet Steel Arrested by FBI for Alleged Fraud Scheme (time.news) — Federal prosecutors say a Detroit-area businesswoman accused of a $1.5 million fraud spree spent $56,000 of victim funds renting a home in Northville Township and splurged on luxury cars. Authorities allege she posed as a banker and ambassador to lure investors, and they're now asking a Detroit judge to freeze her assets while the case moves toward trial.
   

📸 Around Northville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Northville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Maybury Farm Fall Festival →
  Maybury Farm, 50165 8 Mile Rd, Northville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Teen Group Session (8-Week Session)
  Ward Church, 40000 Six Mile Road, Northville
  6:45 pm
• "From Grief to New Hope" 8-Week Workshop
  Ward Church, 40000 Six Mile Road, Northville
  6:45 pm
Thursday October 8
• Northville Farmers Market 2026
  Northville Chamber of Commerce, 195 S Main St, Northville
  8:00 am
Friday October 9
• Off-Center: Art That Pushes Boundaries Opening →
  Northville Art House, 215 W Cady St, Northville
  5:00 pm
• "If Stones Could Talk" Oakwood Cemetery Tours →
  Northville Art House, 215 W Cady St, Northville
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 20
• General Membership Meetings →
  Park Office, 49601 Eight Mile Rd, Northville
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Another Way Pregnancy Center Contenders Banquet →
  Italian American Banquet & Conference Center, 39200 Five Mile Rd, Livonia
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday October 4
• JAPAN FESTIVAL →
  Novi High School, 24062 Taft Road, Novi
  1:00 pm
Monday October 5
• NO TEEN SPACE →
  Novi Public Library, 45255 Ten Mile Rd., Novi
• Senior Day at Novi Library →
  Novi Public Library, 45255 Ten Mile Rd., Novi
  10:00 am
• Novi Historical Commission Office Hours →
  Novi Public Library, 45255 Ten Mile Rd., Novi
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Novi

• Campers galore at fall MARVAC RV show in Novi (freep.com)
• SPE® ACCE 2026 Highlights Advancing Mobility with Composites (ai-online.com)
• Gonzales passes for four TDs to lead OLSM past Warren De La Salle (theoaklandpress.com)

Plymouth

• Cop, woman charged after toddler brings loaded gun to Michigan day care (newstribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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