🌱 Patch AM: How a routine Aventura Uber trip led to a driver’s arrest

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In today's newsletter:

• How a routine Aventura Uber trip led to a driver’s arrest
• How could an Aventura-based grad company’s data breach affect you?

Also on today's calendar: White Truffle & Wine Pairing Dinner and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
• Sunday: Morning thunderstorms, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North Miami Beach Uber driver arrested for alleged lewd conduct on teen passenger (nbcmiami.com) — A teen’s Uber ride from Aventura to Sunny Isles Beach led to the arrest of a North Miami Beach driver on a lewd conduct charge, after she reported inappropriate comments and touching. The teen recorded part of the interaction and contacted authorities, and the driver is now facing a bond court appearance while Uber reviews the incident.
   

• Proposed class action filed against Balfour over data breach (legalnewsline.com) — A major commencement-products company headquartered in Aventura faces a proposed class action over a data breach that allegedly exposed W‑2 and other sensitive payroll details. The Colorado lead plaintiff claims Balfour & Co. failed to use reasonable security, and the suit seeks class certification, damages, and restitution for more than 100 affected people nationwide.
   

📸 Around Aventura

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Aventura

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida: The Nutcracker
  Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, 3385 NE 188th St, Aventura
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Homework Help and Tutoring
  Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch -
  10:00 am
• Applause for Words
  Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch - Conference Room
  10:30 am
• Movie Screening and Panel Discussion
  Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch - Auditorium
  11:00 am
• The Kids Reading Club
  Sunny Isles Beach Branch -
  1:00 pm
• Introduction to Computers
  Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch -
  2:00 pm
• Mandala Art for Well-being
  Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch - Auditorium
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• The Nutcracker: Sensory-Inclusive
  Aventura Arts & Cultural Center , 3385 NE 188th St , Aventura
  11:00 am

Friday December 19

• White Truffle & Wine Pairing Dinner
  Casa D'Angelo , 2906 NE 207th St , Aventura
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Take and Make Crafts
  North Shore Branch Library North Shore Branch -
  9:30 am
• CAW Parenting Classes
  North Miami, FL Calendar , 835 NE 132 Street , North Miami
  10:00 am
• Game On Fridays
  North Miami Public Library , 835 NE 132 Street , North Miami
  2:30 pm
• A Night to Shine
  Miami Gardens, FL Calendar , 3000 NW 199th Street , Miami Gardens
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Officers set up a perimeter at W. Sunrise Blvd & University Drive searching for subjects who fled from a traffic crash, with one subject now in custody.
  10:44AM on Dec 11: Police have set up a perimeter at W. Sunrise Blvd and University Drive searching for subjects who fled from a traffic crash, with… (Nextdoor )
• One person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on South University Drive in Davie, Florida, and the roadway has since been reopened.
  12:25PM on Dec 11: Police are investigating a fatal crash on University Drive in Davie that left one person dead. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Sunny Isles Beach

• Uber driver arrested, accused of fondling 15-year-old passenger in Sunny Isles Beach (wsvn.com)

North Miami Beach

• Miami MoCAAD Celebrates a Decade of Impact (sflcn.com)
• CAIR Florida plans to sue DeSantis for designating it a 'foreign terrorist organization' (wuwf.org)
• North Miami Beach Uber Driver Accused Of Lewd Conduct With Teen Passenger, Police Say (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I couldn’t put it down.
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