🌱 How Bridgeton officers helped close a deadly Gravois Park shooting case

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• How Bridgeton officers helped close a deadly Gravois Park shooting case

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a nicely dressed man on a tricycle and a poorly dressed man on a bicycle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 78, low: 63.
• Monday: Thunderstorms, some severe, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Gravois Park Homecoming Horror as Jury Convicts 21-Year-Old in Teen's Killing (hoodline.com) — Bridgeton police officers helped capture a suspect later convicted in a deadly 2023 homecoming after-party shooting, after chasing him down and recovering a handgun tied to the crime. A St. Louis jury has now found 21-year-old Azavian Royal guilty of second-degree murder and related charges, with sentencing set for July 8 as prosecutors seek a lengthy prison term.
   

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Monday April 27

• Board of Adjustment Meeting at Bridgeton Government Center
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Tuesday April 28

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Wednesday April 29

• High School Elementary Strings Night
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Friday May 1

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 25

• High School Band Boosters Mattress Sale
  Pattonville R-iII Saint Ann, MO 63074
  10:00 am
• NJT Presents "Prayer for the French Republic" by Josh Harmon
  The J – Staenberg Family Complex (Arts & Education Building) , 2 Millstone Campus Drive , St. Louis
  4:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Senior Yoga - Session 3 (Early Class)
  Civic Center East , 8969 Dunn Road , Hazelwood
  8:45 am
• Senior Yoga - Session 3 (Late Class)
  Civic Center East , 8969 Dunn Road , Hazelwood
  10:00 am
• Daytime Yoga - Session 3
  Civic Center East , 8969 Dunn Road , Hazelwood
  12:30 pm
• Evening Yoga - Session 3
  Civic Center East , 8969 Dunn Road , Hazelwood
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  Hazelwood Community Center , 1186 Teson Road , Hazelwood
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Bridgeton. Apply here.
• Leonardo DRS, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler I in Bridgeton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bridgeton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hazelwood

• Ferguson-Florissant superintendent announces school restructuring amid union contract talks (ksdk.com)

Maryland Heights

• MATCH PREVIEW: Quakes head into road test vs. St. Louis CITY SC on top of Western Conference (sjearthquakes.com)
• Jamison White Sworn In As Maryland Heights Police Chief (hoodline.com)

Florissant

• Cedric the Entertainer: Bio And Career Highlights (boredpanda.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A tire. (Thank you Joan B. for sending it in!)
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