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🌱 How a routine traffic stop led to a $20K drug bust
Coming up on the Brea Patch calendar: Comedy in Brea, FREE Tickets! December 16th!

Good day Brea! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a routine traffic stop led to a $20K drug bust
Also on today's calendar: Comedy Juice and 3 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Breafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 45 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 49.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Over $20K worth of drugs seized at a north Orange County traffic stop (newsantaana.com) — Residents in Brea should know that the Orange County Sheriff’s North Patrol, which covers unincorporated pockets in and around the city, recently seized over $20,000 in meth and crack during a traffic stop. Deputies arrested the driver on multiple felony drug charges, and the department highlighted the serious prison time and fines tied to such offenses.
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📸 Around Brea
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brea
★ Featured events ★
- Comedy in Brea, FREE Tickets! December 16th!
Brea Improv, 180 S Brea Blvd, Brea
8:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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Other local events
- Comedy Juice
Brea Improv , 180 S Brea Blvd , Brea
8:00 pm - Comedy Confidential - Steve Furey
Brea Improv , 180 S Brea Blvd , Brea
8:00 pm - Jack Assadourian Jr
Brea Improv , 180 S Brea Blvd , Brea
8:00 pm - Starry Northern Lights
Pinot's Palette , 110 W Birch St #1 , Brea
7:30 pm - 12/21 Holiday Roll Cake! Sunday 1:00pm-3:00pm
The Kitchen Classroom , 260 W Birch St D-6 , Brea
1:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
📣 Brea Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Baby Storytime
Rowland Heights Library , 1850 Nogales St , Rowland Heights
10:15 am - Wrap it up!
Rowland Heights Library , 1850 Nogales St , Rowland Heights
6:00 pm - Giano Winter Showcase Concert: Performances by Band, Mariachi, and Orchestra
Giano Intermediate , Room 20 MP , Rowland Heights
6:30 pm - El Dorado High School Band Holiday Concert
El Dorado High School , 1651 Valencia Ave , Placentia
7:00 pm - BIG Wednesday Car Show
Placentia Chamber of Commerce , 130 E. Yorba Linda Blvd. , Placentia
5:00 pm - Pajama Baby Band
Rowland Heights Library , 1850 Nogales St , Rowland Heights
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Panda Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (P1-1465063-4) in Brea. Apply here.
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. posted a job opening for 4X10 Shift - Crimp Machinist in Brea. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brea here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fullerton
- The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists (cato.org)
- United States of America bandleader Joseph Byrd dead at 87 (pastemagazine.com)
- Astronomers find supermassive black holes are rare in dwarf galaxies (primetimer.com)
La Habra
- Beckman football sees state title slip away to El Cerrito in 4-A final (fresnobee.com)
Long Beach
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-- The Patch AM Team
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