🌱 Patch AM: How Kirkland police used a drone to evict a surprise bobcat guest

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In today's newsletter:

• How Kirkland police used a drone to evict a surprise bobcat guest

Also on today's calendar: Help Eastern WA Fire victims ART SUPPLIES DRIVE and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Morning mist; rather cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.
• Tuesday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 65, low: 49.
• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Video: Police nab 'cat burglar' in Wash. home (police1.com) — Kirkland police recently responded to a suspected burglary in the Moss Bay neighborhood and instead found a bobcat roaming inside a home, likely entering through an open window. Officers used a drone to track the animal, then worked with state wildlife officials to safely sedate and release it near Forbes Creek, with both the homeowner and house cat unharmed.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kirkland

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Help Eastern WA Fire victims ART SUPPLIES DRIVE →
  Crown Bees - Solitary Bees, Houses & Supplies, 17721 132nd Ave NE, Woodinville
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• An Evening of Connections & Conversation, Tuesday, September 15 →
  Hearth, 220 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland
• Romeo & Juliet Auditions (Grades 6-12) →
  10718 NE 68th St, Kirkland
  9:00 am
• Young Frankenstein Auditions (Grade 9-Age 20) →
  Studio East, 10718 NE 68th St, Kirkland
  4:00 pm
• Table talk: A WEbiz welcome dinner →
  Volterra, 121 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Monthly Wildlife Photo Walk with Kenmore Camera and Eastside Audubon →
  Juanita Bay Park, 2201 Market Street, Kirkland
• Free Senior Resource Fair: Drop In and Discover →
  Peter Kirk Community Center/Kirkland Senior Center, 352 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland
  10:00 am
• Speed networking →
  Kirkland - Location TBD, Kirkland
  1:00 pm
Friday September 18
• [周五场]一夏就笑了 2026 - 西雅图中文喜剧节 →
  Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland
Saturday September 19
• 2026 Kirkland Health & Wellness Fair →
  Juanita High School, 10601 NE 132nd St., Kirkland
  10:00 am
• Volterra (Kirkland) →
  Kirkland WA
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Open Door - An authentic space to wrestle with faith. →
  Trellis Church, 12034 115th Avenue Northeast, Kirkland

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MISSING CAT
  We think our Luigi ran out last night and have not been able to find him. We are on 128th St next to Juanita High School. He is microchipped and has… (Nextdoor North Rose Hill)
• Recommendations: A bat has decided to take up residence in my garage.
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• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Mail Clerk in Kirkland. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Meta puts additional office spaces up for sublease in western WA (kiro7.com)
• Network Engineer (Starlink) - SpaceX - Redmond, WA, US (dice.com)
• Tesla Packs 310 Wall Connectors Into 33 Business Sites (teslanorth.com)

Bothell

• Time to Tackle English Holly in Lake Forest Park (shorelineareanews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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