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🌱 Patch AM: Can you help identify the suspects from Patchogue’s Dick’s shoplifting spree?
You won't want to miss Braintoberfest Scarecrow Contest & Family Fun Festival on the Patchogue Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Can you help identify the suspects from Patchogue's Dick's shoplifting spree?
Also on today's calendar: Braintoberfest Scarecrow Contest & Family Fun Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 72, low: 61.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SCPD: Man Goes on Shoplifting Spree at Patchogue Sporting Goods Store, Then Flees with Getaway Driver (longisland.com) — Police are asking Patchogue residents to help identify a man who allegedly stole boxing gloves and tote bags from Dick's Sporting Goods on Sunrise Service Road before fleeing with a woman in a white Dodge Durango. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward and taking anonymous tips by phone, app, or online to help solve this local petit larceny case.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Patchogue
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★ Featured events ★
- Braintoberfest Scarecrow Contest & Family Fun Festival →
Train Car Park, Rose Ave, Port Jefferson Station
2:00 pm
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- TRIVIA & TACOS!!! 🎶 NAME THAT TUNE 🎶 →
Rudi's Bar & Grill, 554 NY-112, Patchogue
4:00 pm - Trivia Night at RUMBA Patchogue →
RUMBA, 13 East Main Street, Patchogue
7:00 pm - Trivia Night at RUMBA Patchogue | Tacos & Trivia Thursdays →
RUMBA, 13 East Main Street, Patchogue
7:00 pm - Smells Like Nirvana →
Stereo Garden, 9 Railroad Avenue, Patchogue
7:00 pm - Yachtley Crew — Patchogue Theater For The Performing Arts Tickets →
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 71 E Main St, Patchogue
8:00 pm - CLUB 30+ →
Stereo Garden, 9 Railroad Avenue, Patchogue
5:00 pm - You Are Invited! →
First Church of Christ, Scientist, 318 North Ocean Avenue
10:30 am - Gateway's Haunted Masquerade: A Night of Costumes and Cocktails Fundraiser →
215 S Country Rd, Bellport
6:30 pm - Creek Defender Clean Up Byron Lake →
Byron Lake Pool, Bayview Dr S, Oakdale
10:00 am - Not So Scary kids Adventure at Gateway's Haunted Playhouse →
215 S Country Rd, Bellport
12:00 pm - Halloween Hoedown at Hoshyla Farms →
Hoshyla Farms, 132 Ryerson Ave, Manorville
2:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Patchogue. Apply here.
- Bath Planet posted a job opening for In-Home Bath Sales Design Consultant in Patchogue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Patchogue here.
🗞 Nearby News
Holbrook
- Lottery Ticket Worth More Than $34K Sold At 7-11 In Holbrook (patch.com)
Sayville
- High school roundup: Soccer, field hockey, girls volleyball and girls tennis (newsday.com)
Shirley
- Brookhaven Officials Call On MTA To Address Traffic Woes In Mastic-Shirley (patch.com)
- Nor'Easter Claims Part Of Boardwalk Stairs Leading To Beach At Oceanfront Park On Long Island (patch.com)
Ok Patchogue! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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