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🌱 Patch AM: How will Akron’s new Flock camera audit affect your privacy?

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Hello Akron! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Akron's new Flock camera audit affect your privacy?
  • Akron woman convicted in deadly I-480 hit-and-run crash

Also on today's calendar: Dave Banks Big Band Featuring Scott Brotherton and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 71, low: 54.
  • Monday: Variable clouds with a shower, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Independent police auditor to investigate Akron's Flock camera usage (kentucky.com) — Akron's independent police auditor is launching a deep review of the police department's Flock license plate reader network, scrutinizing how it's used, who accesses it, and how long data is kept. With growing national concerns about surveillance and privacy, this audit could reshape how Akron balances crime-fighting technology with civil rights protections in your neighborhoods.
   

• Jury finds Akron woman guilty in fatal I-480 crash, according to Summit County prosecutor (cleveland19.com) — An Akron woman has been found guilty in connection with a 2023 hit-and-run crash on I-480 that killed a 30-year-old man, and she'll be sentenced Oct. 16. Macedonia and Twinsburg officers linked her damaged vehicle and apparent intoxication to the incident after finding the victim in the roadway. The case was announced by the Summit County prosecutor.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Tallmadge

  • Summit County announces polling locations for Nov. 3 general election (cleveland.com)
  • Peyton Watson credits Cleveland's late, persistent pursuit for him coming to the Cavaliers (wkyc.com)
  • CDC declares cyclosporiasis outbreak over, new Ohio cases drop significantly (beaconjournal.com)

Cuyahoga Falls

  • Meet Crosby, a new therapy dog in Cuyahoga Falls, and why he's the first of his kind in Ohio (news5cleveland.com)
  • Cuyahoga Falls HS cancels football game after multiple players are diagnosed with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (fox8.com)
  • Pitbull brings sold-out show to Blossom Music Center with Lil Jon (cleveland.com)

Ok Akron! 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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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