🌱 Patch AM: What Hillsboro’s latest retail theft blitz means for local shoppers

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In today's newsletter:

• What Hillsboro's latest retail theft blitz means for local shoppers
• How a Hillsboro Intel engineer trained here to reach Everest Base Camp

Also on today's calendar: Free Electronics Recycling Event! and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 66 and low of 36 degrees.
• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 64, low: 43.
• Wednesday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 17 arrested in Hillsboro 'retail theft blitz' (koin.com) — Hillsboro police recently ran a citywide "retail theft blitz" that led to 17 arrests, recovery of 112 stolen items, and several suspects tied to organized theft, drugs, or weapons. The operation follows Washington County's new policy requiring presumptive booking for retail theft, a shift officials say targets non-resident thieves drawn to the county's strong retail economy.
   

• From Silicon to Summit: Hillsboro Intel Engineer Dr. Mihirkant Upadhyaya on Heritage, EUV Lithography, and Reaching Mt. Everest Base Camp (hillsboroherald.com) — A Hillsboro Intel engineer who lives and works locally recently completed a record-setting trek to Mt. Everest Base Camp, blending his love of physics, fitness, and family heritage. He describes training on Mt. Hood and St. Helens, managing asthma at high altitude, and why he wants Hillsboro neighbors—especially young people—to see intellectual and physical goals as mutually reinforcing.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hillsboro

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 5
• Free Electronics Recycling Event! →
  9700 SW Harvest Ct, Beaverton
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• LA Fitness Hillsboro - Resource Center - Walk In →
  LA Fitness Hillsboro, 7410 NE Imbrie Dr, Hillsboro
  9:00 am
• MEET THE EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST →
  Center for Addictions, Triage, and Treatment, 5250 NE Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro
  12:00 pm
• Free Trial Class - Spanish Through the Arts: Día de los Muertos →
  Hillsboro OR
  1:30 pm
• Utilities Commission Meeting →
  Hillsboro OR
  2:30 pm
• Finance Committee Meeting →
  Hillsboro OR
  6:00 pm
• Board Meeting →
  Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, 7175 NE Evergreen Parkway, Suite #400, Hillsboro
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Monthly Downtown Business Forum →
  270 E Main Street, Hillsboro
  8:30 am
• Planning Commission →
  Hillsboro OR
  6:00 pm
• Pet Portraits (Pre-sketched canvas!) →
  Steeplejack Brewing - Hillsboro, 5834 Northeast Pinefarm Court, Hillsboro
  6:00 pm
• 4 SPOTS LEFT! Pet Portraits (Pre-sketched canvas!) - Steeplejack Hillsboro →
  Steeplejack Brewing - Hillsboro, 5834 Northeast Pinefarm Court, Hillsboro
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Costume Closet at Hillsboro Downtown Station →
  320 SE Baseline Street, Hillsboro
  3:00 pm
• Hillsboro Public Library Board Meeting →
  Hillsboro OR
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Do you think young adults today are selfish and uncaring?
  Think again… tonight at Coldstone, I was treating my granddaughter. She was playing around with my cane and as it fell it almost hit a young man/… (Nextdoor Orenco Station)
• We're excited to welcome trick-or-treaters this year!
  Our home is decked out for Halloween, and we've added non-food options to the mix. #TreatMap (Nextdoor Orenco Station)

• County of Washington Oregon posted a job opening for Accounting Assistant, Senior in Hillsboro. Apply here.
• City of Hillsboro Oregon posted a job opening for Recreation Aide in Hillsboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillsboro here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• EXCLUSIVE: CNY Central's Matt Mulcahy interviews President Trump (kval.com)
• No. 4 nationally ranked Soquel girls water polo knocks off two more powers (fresnobee.com)
• Collaboration Display Market To 2035: Enterprise Digital Workplace Demand Drives Growth (indexbox.io)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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