🌱 What the new Parkland crisis unit could change for local families

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In today's newsletter:

• What the new Parkland crisis unit could change for local families
• How a $10 necklace robbery turned deadly on a Parkland street
• DUI charge shakes up Parkland's closely watched 29th District House race

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 84, low: 58.
• Saturday: Not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Nothing like the King County Regional Homelessness Authority': Pierce County executive pitches 'unified' homelessness strategy (mynorthwest.com) — Parkland is set to get a new behavioral health crisis stabilization unit by year's end, giving families and first responders an alternative to jails or ERs during mental health emergencies. Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello also outlined a proposed unified homelessness strategy, falling crime trends, and a November vote on whether the sheriff should be elected or appointed.
   

• Teen was killed after handing over $10 necklace: Prosecutors (lawandcrime.com) — Parkland residents are learning more about the deadly May robbery in which 17-year-old Braylon Diaz was shot after handing over a $10 necklace while walking with his girlfriend. Prosecutors say suspect Brandon Torres-Meza, extradited from Mexico, has pleaded not guilty, and a court commissioner has set his bail at $10 million while the case proceeds.
   

• WA state House candidate accused of refusing breathalyzer, charged with DUI (thedailyworld.com) — A Tacoma state House race that includes Parkland is in the spotlight after challenger Krista Perez was charged with DUI following a five-car crash near Lincoln High School. Perez, who leads incumbent Rep. Melanie Morgan of Parkland in the primary, is accused of refusing a proper breathalyzer sample and could face stiffer penalties if convicted.
   

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Tuesday August 25
• Vaccine Event - MTHS MultiCare Clinic
  Industrial Design Engineering and Art Mount Tahoma High School
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Wednesday August 26
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  4:30 pm
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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Wake Up at Jacobs & Jacobs Injury Lawyers
  Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce Jacobs & Jacobs Injury Lawyers 114 E Meeker, Puyallup 98372
  9:00 am
• Baby Storytime
  Moore Branch Library 215 South 56th Street, Tacoma, WA 98408
  10:30 am
• Teen Time: Friendship Bracelets
  Moore Branch Library 215 South 56th Street, Tacoma, WA 98408
  3:30 pm
• School Board Meeting CHANGED: This event has been changed.
  Industrial Design Engineering and Art Professional Development Center Cafeteria, 6501 N 23rd St Tacoma, WA 98406
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Back to School Scavenger Hunt
  Mottet Branch Library 3523 East G Street, Tacoma, WA 98404
• Farmers' Market
  Puyallup Main Street Association Pioneer Park
  9:00 am
• Genealogy Help Desk
  Moore Branch Library 215 South 56th Street, Tacoma, WA 98408
  11:00 am
• ¡Cuentos y Cantos! Bilingual Storytime
  Moore Branch Library 215 South 56th Street, Tacoma, WA 98408
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Spanaway

• Fire Erupts One Day After Homicide Investigation at Spanaway Property (tacomaweekly.com)
• As Northwest as it gets, it even flows that way (pierceprairiepost.com)

Lakewood

• Your Voice: Rsidents share what they love about Lakewood and what they'd like to see change (krystal93.com)
• Lakewood's top cop on leave during review of no-confidence vote, investigations (thenewstribune.com)
• Indian eatery gets 85 red points. Here are Pierce Co. food scores for Aug. 10 (thenewstribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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