🌱 Patch AM: How strict are Shaker Heights’ rules on Flock license-plate searches?

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In today's newsletter:

• How strict are Shaker Heights' rules on Flock license-plate searches?
• How a dispatcher's misuse is reshaping Flock rules near Shaker Heights

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 77, low: 61.
• Sunday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 72 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Northeast Ohio Flock camera data: Who can search it? (cleveland.com) — If your car is photographed by a Flock camera in Shaker Heights, local police must now tie every search of that image to a specific case and block access by federal and out-of-state agencies. Shaker Heights also bans immigration-related keyword searches and closely audits system use, giving residents stronger privacy protections than neighboring Cleveland and Cleveland Heights while all three cities currently keep plate data up to 30 days.
   

• Highland Heights dispatcher resigns after Flock abuses found: 'Off the charts' (cleveland.com) — A Highland Heights dispatcher resigned after repeatedly misusing the city's Flock license-plate database, prompting the department to tighten its policies and launch monthly audits. Like Shaker Heights police, Highland Heights now bans using "immigration" as a search keyword, a move meant to reassure nearby residents that plate data won't be tapped for inappropriate or immigration-related lookups.
   

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Friday August 21
• Home Football Game v. Richmond Hts
  Beachwood High School Beachwood, OH 44122
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Saturday August 22
• Habitat for Humanity Restore →
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• First Day of School (Grades 9-12)
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• Boys' Golf (Varsity) v. Fairview High School
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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Millridge PTG Book Fair →
  Millridge Elementary 962 Millridge Rd Highland Heights, OH 44143
  8:00 am
• 33rd Annual Golf Outing
  Chamber of Commerce StoneWater Golf Club 1 Club Drive Highland Heights
  8:00 am
• Boys' Golf (Varsity) @ Berkshire High School
  Beachwood Middle School Pleasant Hill Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Friday Night "Light" at Legacy Village
  City of Lyndhurst 25001 Cedar Rd, Beachwood, OH 44122, USA
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Beachwood

• Amazon to offer drone deliveries in Northeast Ohio soon (cleveland.com)
• Staffer slams AI use at county library (signalcleveland.org)
• 2026 News-Herald high school football preview index (news-herald.com)

Cleveland Heights

• Man charged in shooting death of 3-year-old in Cleveland Heights (cleveland.com)
• 'Self Defense or Murder?': Cleveland Heights Woman Charged After Telling Police Her Husband Attacked Her (usacarry.com)

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