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🌱 Patch AM: Man In ‘Scream’ Mask Arrested With Bricks Near Lorton Community Center: Police

And on the Lorton Patch calendar - Yard Sale

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In today's newsletter:

  • Masked vandalism spree targets Lorton community center, suspect faces felony charges
  • How a Lorton shelter helped save a cat lost in the trash

Also on today's calendar: Yard Sale and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man In 'Scream' Mask Arrested With Bricks Near Lorton Community Center: Police (patch.com) — Lorton residents are learning more about a string of costly overnight vandalism incidents at the community center on Lorton Station Boulevard, where windows were repeatedly smashed over the summer. Detectives say they arrested a 22-year-old Lorton man after watching him don a "Scream"-style costume, grab bricks, and run toward the building, leading to multiple misdemeanor and felony property-damage charges and a November court date.
   

• A Virginia man's quest to track down a cat accidentally carted away with old furniture (wtop.com) — A Northern Virginia family was reunited with their cat Mike after he was accidentally hauled away inside an old couch and eventually taken to an animal shelter in Lorton. After stops at a warehouse, transfer station, and two shelters, staff and animal control helped track him down, offering a useful reminder to Lorton pet owners about microchipping and calling local shelters quickly.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 28
  • Senior Portrait Session
    Osbourn High School Manassas, VA 20108
    8:20 am
  • Stroller Strides
    Prince William Public Library System Montclair Library - Montclair Community Room
    10:00 am
  • Bull Run Ukulele Players
    Prince William Public Library System Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
    1:00 pm
  • Super Splashers →
    Goldfish Swim School - Lake Ridge, 12479 Dillingham Square, Lake Ridge
    6:30 pm
    • Saturday August 29
  • Summer Scavenger Hunt
    Prince William Public Library System Dumfries Library -
  • Make Your Own Dinosaur Trading Cards
    Prince William Public Library System Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
    2:00 pm
  • Saturday Movie Party at the Library
    Prince William Public Library System Haymarket Gainesville Library - Haymarket Gainesville Communi
    2:00 pm
  • Jason Mitsch @ Water's End Brewery →
    Water's End Brewery in Lake Ridge, 12425 Dillingham Square, Lake Ridge
    6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Woodbridge

  • 3 Prince William Co. Men Among 9 Arrested In Undercover Child Exploitation Sting (patch.com)
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Fort Belvoir

  • For some military families with special needs, promised support doesn't always materialize (stripes.com)
  • Army Chief Was Reportedly Advised to Drop Kid Rock Helicopter Probe Days Before He Was Fired (complex.com)

Franconia

  • County loan approved to help finance Franconia affordable housing project (ffxnow.com)
  • Fairfax County to prioritize consideration of new 'suburban village center' concept (ffxnow.com)
  • Public Accounting Intern (rutgers.edu)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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