🌱 How Leonia police tracked down a CVS counterfeit cash suspect
Leonia, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Leonia! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Leonia police tracked down a CVS counterfeit cash suspect
Also on today's calendar: Hand & Wrist Pain: HSS Free Webinar! and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Who is taller, Mr Bigger or Mr Bigger's son? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 61 and low of 47 degrees.
- Thursday: A bit of rain in the morning, temps: high: 62, low: 45.
- Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and cool, with a high of 57 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man Used $1,200 In Fake $100 Bills At Leonia CVS: Police (dailyvoice.com) — Leonia police say a man used twelve counterfeit $100 bills to buy gift cards at the CVS on Broad Avenue, leading to his arrest on forgery and counterfeit currency charges. Investigators used surveillance footage and license plate readers to identify a suspect from Queens, who was later taken into custody with help from Monroe Township Police and sent to Bergen County Jail. 
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The Linda Ronstadt Experience →
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Board Book Storytime →
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Edgewater Public Library, 4 Main St Suite N, Edgewater
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Beginner Adult Watercolor Art Class (Main Conference Room)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His son; he's just a little Bigger. (Thank you Joe Y. for sending it in!)
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