🌱 Drug Trafficking Charges + Greater Cleveland Career Consortium

Happy Wednesday, people of Cleveland! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 42 Low: 30.

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Here are the top three stories today in Cleveland:

1. The Greater Cleveland Career Consortium connects high school graduates with employers. The consortium is an effort to fill the thousands of open positions at manufacturing and IT businesses in the Cleveland region. The project is modeled after CMSD's PACE initiative. (WKSU News)
2. Investigators with the Federal Bureau of Investigation are looking for an unidentified man who robbed a Fifth Third Bank in Cleveland on Monday. The bank on 16820 Harvard Ave was robbed by a man who passed a teller a note demanding cash. The suspect left the scene in a black SUV. (Cleveland Patch)
3. Cleveland resident Jontue Coleman has admitted to being involved in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Coleman, 45-year-old, plead guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess cocaine base, methamphetamine, and heroin. He now faces up to twenty years in prison and a $10,000 fine. (Department of Justice)

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Today in Cleveland:

• GED/HSE Class At The Garfield Heights Branch Library (9:00 AM)
• Preschool Story Time (ages 3-5) At The Cleveland Public Library Main Branch Virtual Events (10:30 AM)
• FREE Tax Preparation Assistance At The Cleveland Public Library Main Branch Virtual Events (10:30 AM)

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From my notebook:

• The Cleveland Police Department welcomes the graduates of the 148th and 149th Cleveland Police Academy classes. Congratulations. (Facebook)
• The Cleveland Guardians share its appreciation to the mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters that empower our community. Happy International Women's Day. (Instagram)
• The Cleveland Clinic recognizes the relentless women who have pushed healthcare forward. (Instagram)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update.

— Danielle Fallon

About me: Danielle Fallon is a writer who loves using her creativity to fuel her passion for communication. She is an employee of content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.