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🌱 Patch AM: Can you help Mount Pleasant police ID this school vandalism suspect?

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Cheers Mount Pleasant! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Can you help Mount Pleasant police ID this school vandalism suspect?
  • Mount Pleasant task force arrests local man in child exploitation investigation
  • What changes after Mount Pleasant's Morris Financial joins a $12B wealth platform?

Also on today's calendar: Lowcountry Marching Band Invitational and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 72.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Photos of suspected Charleston County middle school vandal released (live5news.com) — Mount Pleasant police are asking for your help identifying a suspect after vandalism at Moultrie Middle School and nearby town property caused more than $13,000 in damage late Sunday night. Surveillance shows one person on campus just before midnight, and officers say windows, landscaping, signs, and a Farmers Market trash can were all damaged.
   

2. Mount Pleasant man arrested on six charges in alleged child sex exploitation case (wwaytv3.com) — Mount Pleasant residents should know that a 23-year-old local man has been arrested on six charges tied to alleged online sexual exploitation of minors, following an investigation by Mount Pleasant Police's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Authorities say digital evidence was seized after a national CyberTip, and multiple agencies, including state and federal investigators, assisted the case.
   

3. Apella Wealth scores deal double, sealing $12 billion AUM milestone with bicoastal additions (investmentnews.com) — A longtime Mount Pleasant financial advisory firm, Morris Financial Concepts, has been acquired by national wealth manager Apella Wealth, which now oversees about $12 billion in assets. The local team and services will remain in place, but under a larger national platform that's rapidly expanding through acquisitions across the country.
   

4. Dozens of lights out on Don Holt Bridge stretch, raising safety concerns for drivers (abcnews4.com) — If you drive between I-26 and Clements Ferry Road toward Mount Pleasant, be aware that more than 140 streetlights are out along I-526, making the Don Holt Bridge stretch unusually dark and potentially hazardous. Transportation officials say they're investigating the widespread outages and expect to explain the cause and repair timeline soon.
   

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  • Special Thanks to Trader Joe's North Mount Pleasant
    I celebrated a birthday last week. I was shopping in Trader Joe's when checking out the young lady saw on my ID that it was my birthday. She asked… (Nextdoor Hidden Cove)
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    In the past, kids running wild on their bikes and e-bikes terrorized the parking lot. So pleased it wasn't that way when I arrived. When I came out… (Nextdoor Carolina Park)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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