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🌱 Patch AM: Masked Man With Tire Iron Arrested In Spotsylvania Burglary Attempt: Sheriff

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Good day Fredericksburg! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Masked Fredericksburg suspect caught at Spotsylvania shop after alarm call
  • New Fredericksburg furniture store opens with $5,000 in local donations

Also on today's calendar: Music by Moonlight Concert and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 70.
  • Friday: Clouds and sun; not as hot, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Masked Man With Tire Iron Arrested In Spotsylvania Burglary Attempt: Sheriff (patch.com) — A Fredericksburg man is accused of trying to break into the Tobacco Hut on Plank Road in Spotsylvania while masked and carrying a tire iron, leading to several felony and misdemeanor charges. Authorities say he remains held without bond at Rappahannock Regional Jail, and they're using the case to highlight how working commercial alarm systems can help protect Fredericksburg-area businesses.
   

• Bob's Discount Furniture Celebrates Fredericksburg Opening With $5K In Local Donations (patch.com) — Fredericksburg shoppers now have a new Bob's Discount Furniture store on Carl D. Silver Parkway, marked by a ribbon-cutting and $5,000 in donations to Loisann's Hope House and Gladys West Elementary School. The grand opening underscored support for local families experiencing homelessness and Fredericksburg students, while also spotlighting Bob's broader charity partnership with Covenant House through the end of September.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Old Dominion Humane Society Marks 10,000 Adoptions Since Opening in 2013 —Lenora Kruk-Mullanaphy Read on Patch
  • Inexpensive and efficient rabies shots are available at Stafford's drive-thru rabies clinic on Sept.
    18. You must pre-register for the $10 shots. They are available to County and non-County residents. Don't delay getting this life-saving shot. Find… (Nextdoor )
  • Does this sweet puppy belong to you?
    On our morning walk came across her at the butternut drive neighborhood . She seems to be lost. She is with Paul. If she is yours please reach out to… (Nextdoor Spotswood Estates)
  • Spotsylvania County Public Schools posted a job opening for Substitute Custodian (Hourly) - 26/27 SY in Fredericksburg. Apply here.
  • Kaeser Compressors, Inc. posted a job opening for Facility Custodian in Fredericksburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fredericksburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Pentagon Looking at Medical, Personnel Records to Determine Transgender Service Members: Report (military.com)
  • A New Stumpy for DC? Plus: Trade War With Canada Heats Up, and David Rubenstein Buys KenCen's Former 'Blue' Sculpture (washingtonian.com)
  • Patricia K. Wood, lived a full life (capegazette.com)

Ok Fredericksburg! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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