🌱 Patch AM: How deputies made seven retail theft arrests in just eight hours

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• How deputies made seven retail theft arrests in just eight hours

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• Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 46.
• Monday: Sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 78 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 7 people arrested during deputy-led retail theft operation in Lemon Grove (timesofsandiego.com) — Deputies carried out an eight-hour retail theft operation across multiple Lemon Grove businesses this week, resulting in seven arrests on misdemeanor and felony charges. Authorities say retail theft is a growing problem for local shops and residents, and they’re partnering with businesses to crack down on it. Names of suspects and specific stores have not yet been released.
   

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Monday December 15

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Tuesday December 16

• Newcomers Christmas Luncheon
  Veterans Association of North County , 1617 Mission Ave , Oceanside
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Thursday December 18

• Lemon Grove Farmers Market
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  Civic Center Library Community Rooms , 330 N Coast Hwy , Oceanside
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Tuesday December 23

• Neighbors Food Distribution
  Christian Church of Lemon Grove , 6970 San Miguel , Lemon Grove
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Saturday December 13

• Mental Health + Motherhood
  Grossmont Center , 5500 Grossmont Center Dr , La Mesa
  10:00 am
• SD Fixit Clinic
  San Diego County Library – Bonita-Sunnyside Branch , 4375 Bonita Rd , Bonita
  10:00 am
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  La Jolla Room , 1617 Mission Ave , Oceanside
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🗞 Nearby News

La Mesa

• DUI Checkpoint Scheduled Friday In La Mesa (patch.com)
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El Cajon

• SDPD seizes dozens of slot machines, drugs, 'large' amount of cash in pair of raids (nbcsandiego.com)
• $31.5M settlement reached in child's starvation death suit against city and county of San Diego, others (sandiegouniontribune.com)

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