🌱 Butler man sentenced after armed robbery on North Main Street
Butler, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 5 min readGood day Butler! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Butler man sentenced after armed robbery on North Main Street
- What a new FBI witness account reveals about the Butler rally attack
- How is the 2024 Butler shooting being used in today’s politics?
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Today's riddle: How do birds learn how to fly ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
- Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 86, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man Sentenced After Armed Robbery Attempt (wisr680.com) — A Butler man has been sentenced in connection with an armed robbery on North Main Street in the City of Butler, receiving a prison term effectively satisfied by time served. He must also complete community service and pay fines and costs. The case stems from a January incident where the victim was threatened with a hidden gun during a demand for money. 
• FBI Interview Record Says SWAT Officer Found Remote Device in Butler Shooter's Pocket – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Newly released FBI interview records describe a first responder’s account that a SWAT officer found a gray remote device with an antenna and a cellphone in shooter Thomas Crooks’ pocket after the July 2024 Trump rally attack in Butler. Judicial Watch obtained 48 heavily redacted pages through a FOIA lawsuit and continues pressing for more details about security decisions and law enforcement actions surrounding the Butler incident.
• Tucker Carlson Suggests Assassination Attempt Turned Trump Into An ‘Enthusiastic Tool' For Israel (mediaite.com) — Residents will recognize Butler as the setting of the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump, which Tucker Carlson now claims marked a turning point in Trump’s stance toward Israel and the Iran war. Carlson criticizes Trump for allegedly becoming overly aligned with Israeli interests after the Butler shooting, while Trump dismisses Carlson’s comments and insists he makes his own decisions on Middle East policy.
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