🌱 Why a 2024 Brentwood traffic stop is now headed to court

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• Why a 2024 Brentwood traffic stop is now headed to court

Today's riddle: Why did the weatherman's cheeks turn pink? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain, with a high of 62 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, temps: high: 57, low: 52.
• Sunday: Warmer with showers around, with a high of 72 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lawsuit accuses Brentwood police of excessive force during traffic stop (cbsnews.com) — A Brentwood Borough man has sued the local police department, alleging officers used excessive force during a 2024 traffic stop over a partially covered license plate. Body camera video shows him taken to the ground and tased, and he later went to Mercy Hospital; borough officials say they cannot comment while both the civil suit and related criminal case move forward.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday May 22

• Middle School Day of Giving
  Brentwood MS Pittsburgh, PA 15227
  8:00 am
• Mindset Matters Mini-Series (Itâs back!)
  Mindset Matters Mini-Series, 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh
  8:30 am
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  CEC in Homewood
  10:00 am
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  12:00 pm
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  School of Nursing, Victoria Building, 125, West Mifflin
  1:15 pm
• Master of Science Thesis Defense Presentation Novel Application of
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  2:00 pm
• Brentwood Marching Band Banquet
  Salvatore's Restaurant Banquet Hall
  5:00 pm
• Pitt Disability Community Craft Night
  Bakery Square Experience Center
  5:00 pm
• Pitt Alumnus Mike Eichlerâs Play âSIXTY NINE SEVENTYâ
  City Theater, 1300 Bingham Street, Pittsburgh
  6:00 pm
• Memorial Weekend 90's Party at Howl at the Moon Pittsburgh →
  Howl at the Moon Pittsburgh, 125 7th St, Pittsburgh
  6:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News

Baldwin

• Pittsburgh-area school districts say inclusion in national network will boost education, innovation efforts (triblive.com)
• High school softball playoffs/Butler volleyball in WPIAL title match tonight (wbut.com)

Whitehall

• Summer League boys basketball: The power of Bauer gives Northern Lehigh a win over Palmerton (mcall.com)

West Mifflin

• 13 Classic Pennsylvania Drive-Ins Perfect For Memorial Day Weekend (everafterinthewoods.com)
• What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 21, 2026: Final 4 teams square off in unpredictable 5A baseball bracket (triblive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He saw the climate change! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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