🌱 Why Elm Grove is caught up in a major surveillance camera lawsuit

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

In today's newsletter:

• Why Elm Grove is caught up in a major surveillance camera lawsuit

Also on today's calendar: North Shore School for Seniors fall session begins this month and 9 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Breezy; a shower in the p.m., with a high of 68 and low of 61 degrees.
• Tuesday: Humid with variable clouds, temps: high: 71, low: 57.
• Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 66 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lawsuit challenges warrantless Flock database searches in county (gmtoday.com) — Elm Grove is one of several Waukesha County communities being sued over how police use Flock license-plate cameras, with plaintiffs arguing officers should need a warrant to search the system. The case details how cameras track vehicles across nearby towns and share data with outside agencies, raising broader questions about local surveillance and privacy for area drivers and residents.
   

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📸 Around Elm Grove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elm Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 14

• North Shore School for Seniors fall session begins this month →
  United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay, 819 E Silver Spring Dr, Whitefish Bay
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15

• Building Board →
  Elm Grove, WI Calendar Elm Grove, WI 53122
  5:30 pm

Wednesday September 16

• Board of Review →
  Elm Grove, WI Calendar, Village Hall 13600 Juneau Blvd, Elm Grove
  6:00 pm

Thursday September 17

• Bustin' Chops With Clayton-Hamilton →
  O'donoghue's Irish Pub, 13225 Watertown Plank Road, Elm Grove
  6:00 pm

Monday September 21

• Committee of the Whole →
  Elm Grove, WI Calendar, Village Hall 13600 Juneau Blvd., Elm Grove
  4:00 pm
• Library Board →
  Elm Grove, WI Calendar, Village Hall 13600 Juneau Blvd, Elm Grove
  5:00 pm
• Public Safety Committee ***CANCELLED*** →
  Elm Grove, WI Calendar Elm Grove, WI 53122
  6:30 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Ad hoc Pathway Committee →
  Elm Grove, WI Calendar, Village Hall 13600 Juneau Blvd, Elm Grove
  4:00 pm
• Finance & Licensing Committee →
  Elm Grove, WI Calendar, Village Hall 13600 Juneau Blvd, Elm Grove
  6:15 pm
• Board of Trustees Meeting →
  Elm Grove, WI Calendar, Village Hall 13600 Juneau Blvd., Elm Grove
  7:00 pm

Friday October 2

• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am

Saturday October 3

• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Even if you haven’t seen this little baby.
  Please post it to any site. You are on to get the word out that she is out there and needs help. The more people we share to, the better the chances… (Nextdoor Elm Grove)

• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Front End Supervisor - Full-Time in Brookfield. Apply here.
• Emler Swim School posted a job opening for Part Time Swim Instructor - Brookfield, WI in Brookfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elm Grove here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Brookfield

• Arrowhead pulls away from Brookfield East with powerful second half (jsonline.com)

New Berlin

• Volleyball Recap: New Berlin West Beats West Bend West for Their Seventh Straight Win (maxpreps.com)
• It's not all doom and gloom with AI and data centers (gmtoday.com)

Pewaukee

• Cast Into the Depths, But Then Dredged Back Up (newwaysministry.org)
• Pewaukee native JJ Watt returns to Wisconsin roots for Packers-Vikings broadcast (cbs58.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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