🌱 Police Investigate Kidnapping + City Sweeps Homeless Encampments

Hello, friends! I'm back with your fresh edition of the Phoenix Daily. Let's get this Monday started off right with a quick review of everything you need to know about what's happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Sunny. High: 63 Low: 41.

Here are the top three stories today in Phoenix:

1. Phoenix police are currently investigating an alleged kidnapping of a woman and her three children that led to a pursuit and shots fired. The three children were later found safe. (ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix)
2. A new Zillow report showed that the housing market in metro Phoenix may be slowing down compared to this time last year. Currently, the average selling time for a home is 44 days compared to last year's average of 13 days. (KTAR.com)
3. Phoenix conducted its first homeless encampment sweep at the Zone since the beginning of the year when it was forced to stop. This cleanup is the city's attempt to restart regular sweeps along the Zone. (Phoenix New Times)

Today in and around Phoenix:

• Restaurant Opening At Source, Gilbert (11:00 AM)
• Candy Rush By World of Illumination At Diablo Stadium, Tempe (6:00 PM)
• Arizona Coyotes Vs. Montreal Canadiens By Mullett Arena, Tempe (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Have you had your photo with Santa yet? Here's a list of five places in the Phoenix area to get your photos with Santa before Christmas! (AZ Big Media)
• It's not too late to find a new house for the new year! Here are five new properties to hit the market in the Phoenix area, including a two-bedroom, one-bathroom house and a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house. (Phoenix Patch)
• A Phoenix man set a new world record for the number of Nordic curls done in one minute. How many Nordic curls can you do in a minute? (Arizona's Family)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.