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🌱 How new license plate cameras changed high-speed chases through Jackson.

Jackson, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How new license plate cameras changed high-speed chases through Jackson.

Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 61 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 40.
  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 61 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Armed Home Invaders, A Hit-and-Run And A 120 MPH Chase: How Flock Cameras Delivered In Washington County (wisconsinrightnow.com) — Law enforcement in Washington County is crediting Flock license plate cameras with solving several serious cases, including avoiding a dangerous high-speed chase through Jackson. Deputies used the system to track a fleeing Dodge Charger, clear hundreds of innocent drivers in a West Bend hit-and-run investigation, and quickly identify suspects in a violent Richfield home invasion, all while limiting unnecessary stops for local residents.
   

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  • October is National Firewood Month, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is using the occasion to spread the event’s slogan: “Buy It Where You Burn It!
    ” It’s important for Wisconsin residents and visitors to understand and observe the year-round importance of obtaining firewood from local sources,… (Nextdoor )
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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