🌱 Patch AM: How surveillance and social media helped crack this Miami Beach attack case

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In today's newsletter:

• How surveillance and social media helped crack this Miami Beach attack case

Also on today's calendar: Orchestra Miami's NYE Celebration and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 69, low: 58.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Surveillance video captures man after sexually battering woman, brutally attacking her fiancé in Miami Beach; suspect in custody (wsvn.com) — A violent early-morning attack on Ocean Drive left a man badly injured and his fiancée sexually battered, according to Miami Beach Police, but a suspect is now in custody without bond. Investigators say surveillance video and social media posts helped them identify the 28-year-old man they believe is responsible for the crimes.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Miami Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Orchestra Miami's NYE Celebration
  Collins Park, 2100 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 1

• Beach Fit Camp at 64th Street Beach
  64th Street Beach - on the sand, meet near the lifeguard tower with a towel or mat and water
  6:30 am

Friday January 2

• Beach Fit Camp at 64th Street Beach
  64th Street Beach - on the sand, meet near the lifeguard tower with a towel or mat and water
  6:30 am

Saturday January 3

• Zumba at Lummus Park on South Beach
  Lummus Park , 13th Street and Ocean Drive , Miami Beach
  9:00 am
• Group Fitness Workout at Altos Del Mar Park
  Altos Del Mar Park , 76th St and Collins Ave , Miami Beach
  9:30 am

Sunday January 4

• Beach Fit Camp at 64th Street Beach
  64th Street Beach - on the sand, meet near the lifeguard tower with a towel or mat and water
  7:30 am
• Lincoln Road Farmers Market
  Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce , 1920 Meridian Ave , Miami Beach
  9:00 am

Monday January 5

• Beach Fit Camp at 64th Street Beach
  64th Street Beach - on the sand, meet near the lifeguard tower with a towel or mat and water
  6:30 am

Sunday January 11

• Mocktail Fest Miami: a Dry January Celebration
  Miami Beach Botanical Garden , 2000 Convention Ctr Dr , Miami Beach
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• Group Fitness Workout at Altos Del Mar Park
  Altos Del Mar Park , 76th St and Collins Ave , Miami Beach
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• Beach Fit Camp at 64th Street Beach
  64th Street Beach , on the sand, meet near the lifeguard tower , Miami Beach
  6:30 am

Friday January 2

• Zumba on the beach at 64th Street Beach
  Allison Park Beach , 64th Street and Collins ave , Miami Beach
  6:30 am
• YOUmake Miami: Console Corner
  Miami Beach Regional - YOUmake
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Spoke with Miami Today about the future of the Roosevelt Theater.
  It is encouraging that high-end dinner venues and restaurants have recently shown interest in leasing this privately owned space in a premium… (Nextdoor Mid Beach North East)
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Tom Brady Shares Strange Public Message After His Ex Gisele Bündchen Remarries (cafemom.com)
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Miami

• These are the Miami Herald Instagram posts you liked the most in 2025 (miamiherald.com)
• Man charged with sexual battery of ex-girlfriend at apartment in SW Miami-Dade (nbcmiami.com)
• Jonas Brothers on hosting a New Year's Eve concert, plus 5 other ways to ring in 2026 (bostonherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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