🌱 Patch AM: What Irving’s new elite police reaccreditation means for local residents

Morning Irving! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Irving's new elite police reaccreditation means for local residents
• Irving-linked resident charged in $11 million pandemic loan fraud case

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 109 and low of 84 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Hot, temps: high: 108, low: 84.
• Monday: Record-tying heat, with a high of 107 and low of 83 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Council celebrates local police reaccreditation (ramblernewspapers.com) — Irving's police department has earned elite reaccreditation from the Texas Police Chiefs Association, a distinction held by only a small fraction of agencies statewide. City council members celebrated the achievement at their July 30 meeting, which also highlighted local volunteer work, food donations, and park cleanups benefiting neighborhoods along Kinwest Parkway and beyond.
   

• Dallas-area man, Chicago woman accused in $11 million pandemic relief fraud scheme (dallasnews.com) — Federal prosecutors say a man who lives in both Dallas and Irving helped secure more than $11 million in fraudulent pandemic‑relief loans through hundreds of applications. He and a Chicago woman now face multiple wire‑fraud charges, with investigators alleging kickbacks and falsified income claims that could bring steep prison time if they're convicted.
   

📸 Around Irving

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Wednesday September 2
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  The Pavilion At Toyota Music Factory, 300 W Las Colinas Blvd., Irving
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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Women's Independence Day
  Freeman El Irving, TX 75063
Tuesday September 1
• Attendance Awareness Month Begins
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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 22
• Crafting Club
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75215, US
  10:00 am
• Creative Writing Club
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  10:00 am
• Keyboard Class
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  10:00 am
• Genealogical Best Practices Group
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  10:30 am
• Voice Class
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  11:00 am
• STEM Saturday →
  Grapevine Public Library - Children's Programs Children's Dept. - Grapevine Public Library 1201 Municipal Way Grapevine TX 76051
  11:00 am
• Crafting with Geeky Girls
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75215, US
  12:00 pm
• MLK Book Club - Bring your own book
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75215, US
  1:00 pm
• Guitar Class
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  1:00 pm

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• Lennar Corporation posted a job opening for Area Sales Manager in Irving. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Farmers Branch

• Mary Bragg Returns To Deliver 'Secrets To Strangers' Recorded At FAME Studios (wildfiremusic.net)

Coppell

• Local Adaptive Fitness Professional Brings 'Special Strong' to North Texas, Expanding Fitness Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities (northdallasgazette.com)
• Kebabs, gourmet grilled cheese: Check out 6 Dallas-Fort Worth dining updates (communityimpact.com)
• 5 Factors That Increase Your Coppell Emergency Roof Repair Cost (wordpress.com)

Carrollton

• Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard Hosts Scoop-er Cutting Ceremony in Carrollton (restaurantmagazine.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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