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🌱 How Adelanto’s beloved police captain changed local views on law enforcement

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Adelanto’s beloved police captain changed local views on law enforcement
  • Can Adelanto snap its skid in the next holiday matchup?
  • Why a Long Beach grandmother is still locked inside Adelanto ICE center

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Strong winds; partly sunny, with a high of 74 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 72, low: 40.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘I wish we could have had you longer.' Adelanto bids farewell to police captain (vvdailypress.com) — Adelanto residents are saying goodbye to longtime Police Capt. Ken Lutz, who’s retiring Jan. 9 after 35 years of service and a major role in reshaping local policing. City Council members and state representatives honored him for community outreach, implementing body cameras, and even helping save a councilmember’s son, while noting the next Adelanto captain will have big shoes to fill.
   

• Basketball Recap: Carter Drops Highest Score of Season Against Adelanto (maxpreps.com) — Adelanto High’s boys basketball team took a tough 77-54 home loss to Carter, extending the Saints’ skid to five games and dropping them to 1-6. Carter, now 9-2, rode a season‑high scoring night to victory. Adelanto next faces Victor Valley in a Monday afternoon matchup that could help the Saints reset before the holiday break.
   

• ICE detains Indian American ‘Bubbly' Kaur during green card appointment (americanbazaaronline.com) — A Long Beach family says their 60-year-old mother is now being held at the Adelanto ICE detention facility after she was unexpectedly detained during a green card biometrics appointment. Relatives and a local congressman are pressing for her release on bond, describing difficult conditions inside the Adelanto center and the emotional strain of limited, time-consuming visits while her immigration case continues.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My baby is still missing!
    His name is simba, he’s only 7 months old. He went missing on November 29! I’m starting to lose hope but I feel like he’s out there somewhere! We… (Nextdoor Star)
  • San Bernardino County Fire responds to a residential structure fire on North Side Road in Lucerne Valley, with the bomb squad called in for safety concerns regarding a potential explosive hazard.
    4:10PM on Dec 15: San Bernardino County Fire is on scene of a residential structure fire on the 33000 block of North Side Road in Lucerne Valley. (Nextdoor )
  • Northwest Pipe Company posted a job opening for Welder II-III in Adelanto. Apply here.
  • Allied Universal posted a job opening for Security Officer - Armed in Adelanto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Adelanto here.

🗞 Nearby News

Victorville

  • Victorville to Install Multi-Way Stop at Bear Valley Road and Mesa View Drive on December 17 (vvng.com)
  • San Bernardino County retail theft task force nets123 arrests in 2 weeks (vvdailypress.com)
  • FBI Foils New Year's Eve Bombing Plot; Suspects Arrested in Lucerne Valley (vvng.com)

Phelan

  • Rainy Days Set the Stage for Bountiful Spring Harvests (4newsplus.com)

Apple Valley

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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