🌱 Patch AM: How Lakewood dental staff and patients stopped an alleged assault

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In today's newsletter:

• How Lakewood dental staff and patients stopped an alleged assault
• How a Lakewood tram line once fueled Colorado’s sugar rush
• How Douglas County’s new defect rules compare to Lakewood’s approach

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 62 and low of 44 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 71, low: 39.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 64 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Workers, patients take down man who tried to sexually assault dental receptionist: cops (local12.com) — Employees and patients at Emerald Dental in Lakewood worked together to restrain a delivery driver after an alleged attempted sexual assault on a receptionist, according to police. Lakewood officers arrived to find the suspect held down and later charged him with multiple offenses, including sexual assault and assault. The incident reportedly caused serious injury to one victim and alarmed everyone present.
   

• Visions of Sugar Beets (goldentoday.com) — A century ago, Jefferson County farmers shipped sugar beets on a tramway line that ran through Lakewood, linking local fields to Denver’s refineries. This history piece traces the rise and slowdown of Colorado’s beet-sugar boom, including hopes for factories nearby and how changing sugar prices reshaped farming across Lakewood’s corner of Jeffco.
   

• Douglas County approves construction defect litigation ordinance (castlerocknewspress.net) — Lakewood gets a mention as one of several Colorado cities whose construction defect rules helped inspire Douglas County’s newly approved ordinance on how homeowners and builders handle faulty construction. The measure aims to speed repairs and clarify legal steps, but critics warn it may weaken homeowner protections and conflict with state law, likely influencing future regional housing debates.
   

📸 Around Lakewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 25

• Lakewood Performing Arts Council
  Slammers Bingo, 1884 S Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Open for Visitors
  Jefferson County, CO Calendar
  8:00 am
• Home Alone Movie Party!
  Belmar Library , 555 South Allison Parkway , Lakewood
  1:30 pm
• Kids Writing Group
  Belmar Library , 555 South Allison Parkway , Lakewood
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Open for Visitors
  Jefferson County, CO Calendar
  8:00 am
• Little Nero’s Pizza Shop
  Belmar Library , 555 South Allison Parkway , Lakewood
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Open for Visitors
  Jefferson County, CO Calendar
  8:00 am

Thursday December 25

• Closed for Christmas
  Jefferson County, CO Calendar
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• Spirit - Cheer
  Green Mountain High School - Weight Room
  7:00 am
• Athletics - Basketball (boys)
  Green Mountain High School - Auxiliary Gym, Green Mountain High School - Large Gym
  8:00 am
• Let's Dance
  Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
  10:15 am
• Kids Cook with Sticky Fingers
  Golden Library , 1019 Tenth Street , Golden
  11:30 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Lakewood PatchAM possible:

• Crossroads at Lakewood Memory Care — (720) 393-0394
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello Neighbors.
  Just want to say Have a Merry Christmas & a Prosperous New Year. (Nextdoor Sister City Park)
• Hey neighbors my pup got out and is possibly wandering the neighborhood.
  If you see a brown short hair dog with floppy ears and a curled up tail, he is ours. He is super friendly. Please call if you see him 720-891-3722 He… (Nextdoor Callahan Awareness Group)

🗞 Nearby News

Morrison

• High winds damage Christmas in Color display at Red Rocks days before Christmas (kdvr.com)
• Alabama Shakes Announce Spring 2026 U.S. Tour [Dates/Tickets] (liveforlivemusic.com)
• Obituary: Sherry Ann Turner (summitdaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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