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🌱 Patch AM: How a Suffolk police drone helped track a Lindenhurst burglary suspect

Be sure to catch Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale on the Lindenhurst Patch calendar

Saturday August 29th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning Lindenhurst! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Suffolk police drone helped track a Lindenhurst burglary suspect

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and more humid, temps: high: 80, low: 71.
  • Monday: Humid; afternoon showers, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police drone helps Suffolk officers collar alleged burglar in Lindenhurst (newsday.com) — Police used a drone to help track and arrest a suspect after a reported residential burglary on North Richmond Avenue in Lindenhurst, following video of a man leaving the property and crossing nearby LIRR tracks. The case ties into Suffolk County's new "Drones as First Responders" program, which aims to speed responses to local emergencies and serious incidents.
   

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Other local events
    Monday August 31
  • Supt Conference day
    Lindenhurst UFSD Lindenhurst, NY 11757
  • ALB: Superintendent's Conference Day #1
    Lindenhurst UFSD Lindenhurst, NY 11757
    8:00 am
  • Tuesday September 1
  • Supt Conference day
    Lindenhurst UFSD Lindenhurst, NY 11757
  • Superintendent's Conference Day School Closed for Students
    Copiague UFSD Copiague, NY 11726
  • ALB: Superintendent's Conference Day #2
    Lindenhurst UFSD Lindenhurst, NY 11757
    8:00 am
  • Kindergarten Kickoff
    Lindenhurst UFSD Lindenhurst, NY 11757
    12:00 pm
  • Wednesday September 2
  • First day of classes
    Lindenhurst UFSD Lindenhurst, NY 11757
  • First Day of School
    Copiague UFSD Copiague, NY 11726
  • Saturday September 12
  • Village of Amityville Community Garage Sale →
    , Amityville
    9:00 am
  • The Oyster Ball Gala Hosted By Save The Great South Bay →
    1 Heckscher State Parkway, East Islip
    6:00 pm

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  • Auto Plus Pep Boys posted a job opening for Lead Customer Service Advisor in Lindenhurst. Apply here.
  • Bank of America posted a job opening for Relationship Banker - Copiague and Hauppauge, NY Area *Bilingual Spanish required in Copiague. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lindenhurst here.

🗞 Nearby News

Copiague

  • Suffolk County police officer hospitalized after alleged drunk driver slams into patrol car in Copiague (news12.com)
  • 3 People In Hospital After Box Truck Collision In East Farmingdale: PD (patch.com)
  • Kings Park Man Faces Up To 11 Years For Robbing 2 Flagstar Banks: DA (patch.com)

West Babylon

  • New York DOT Launches Traffic Study at West Babylon Route 109 and Herzel Boulevard After Fresh Crash and Years of Resident Complaints (parktelegraph.com)
  • Retail Scan Associate (West Babylon, NY 11756) (circana.com)

Babylon

  • Turtle found in Deer Park purposefully trapped in underwater cage with hook inside its mouth (news12.com)

Ok Lindenhurst! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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