🌱 Patch AM: Couple Arrested After Being Pulled Over In Manhattan Beach: Police Say

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In today's newsletter:

• Traffic stop in Manhattan Beach ends with drugs, loaded gun, arrests
• Mother of teen killed in Manhattan Beach DUI crash demands change

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Dinner and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: A few a.m. showers, then rain, temps: high: 63, low: 59.
• Thursday: Heavy rain in the morning, with a high of 63 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Couple Arrested After Being Pulled Over In Manhattan Beach: Police Say (patch.com) — Manhattan Beach residents are learning more about a recent late-night traffic stop that led to the arrest of a husband and wife in town. Police say the man, on parole for armed robbery, was found with fentanyl and meth, while his wife allegedly had a loaded gun in her jacket, and both were booked into jail.
   

• 'His Death Haunts My Every Breath,' Says Mom Of 18-Year-Old Killed In Manhattan Beach DUI Crash (patch.com) — Manhattan Beach is at the center of a heartbreaking DUI case as the mother of 18-year-old Braun Levi speaks publicly about losing her son in a deadly May crash. Prosecutors have now charged a Los Angeles woman with murder and related DUI counts, while local police, the district attorney and state leaders use the case to push for tougher impaired-driving laws.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manhattan Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve Party!
  Manhattan Beach Library, 1320 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Computer Classes
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  3:00 pm
• New Year's Eve Dinner
  The Strand House , 117 Manhattan Beach Blvd , Manhattan Beach
  5:00 pm
• Moonlit Memories New Year's Eve Celebration
  Shade Hotel Manhattan Beach , 1221 N Valley Dr , Manhattan Beach
  6:00 pm
• NYC New Year's Eve in Manhattan Beach NYE
  Neptunian Woman's Club , 920 Highland Ave , Manhattan Beach
  6:30 pm
• American Junkie NYE 2026
  American Junkie , 68 Pier Ave , Hermosa Beach
  8:00 pm
• Miami Vice NYE
  Shade Hotel Redondo Beach , 655 N Harbor Dr , Redondo Beach
  8:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  12:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Walk-In Tutoring With Cheri
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am
• Walk-In Tutoring With Pat
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am

Monday January 12

• Tanya Class
  Jewish Community Center of the South Bay , 2108 Vail Ave , Redondo Beach
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dog, Cat, and Kid Friendly German Shepherd Needs a Temporary or Permanent Home Meet Maverick, a 2 year old, male, German Shepherd who was rescued from the high kill, SEAACA shelter the day he was going to be euthanized simply because the shelter
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• Macy's, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Furniture/Mattresses/Rugs, South Bay Galleria - Part Time in Redondo Beach. Apply here.
• Fischer Custom Communications, Inc. posted a job opening for Senior RF Technician / Electro Mechanical Assembler in Torrance. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manhattan Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hermosa Beach

• Mother of Braun Levi, allegedly killed by DUI driver in Manhattan Beach, joins others to call for tougher DUI laws (dailybreeze.com)

El Segundo

• Five Cool Things About the 2026 GMC Hummer EV SUV (caranddriver.com)
• Progress fighting pancreatic cancer — one of the deadliest malignancies (3quarksdaily.com)
• With LeBron James turning 41, Lakers reflect on his longevity (fresnobee.com)

Redondo Beach

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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