🌱 Patch AM: Why are two Lilburn residents named in a major theft case?

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• Why are two Lilburn residents named in a major theft case?

Also on today's calendar: Learning Labs | Intro to 3D Printing and 2 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 68 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 69, low: 41.
• Sunday: Turning sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 47 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Carr Indicts Eight in DeKalb County for Thefts Targeting The Home Depot, Target, Walmart and Lowe's (einpresswire.com) — Two Lilburn residents are among eight people indicted in DeKalb County on racketeering and shoplifting charges tied to alleged organized thefts from major retailers like Home Depot, Walmart, Target, and Lowe’s. State officials say the new Organized Retail Crime Unit is pursuing these cases as part of a broader push to combat large-scale retail theft across Georgia.
   

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Saturday January 10

• Region Duals
  Berkmar High School, 405 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lilburn
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Learning Labs | Intro to 3D Printing
  James P. Branch, DPM , 4705 Lawrenceville Hwy , Lilburn
  2:00 pm
• Community | Let's Talk About Grief
  James P. Branch, DPM , 4705 Lawrenceville Hwy , Lilburn
  2:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Honor Chorus Tryouts
  Head Elementary School Lilburn, GA 30047
  7:45 am

Saturday January 24

• Culinary Arts | Lilburn's Little Chefs
  James P. Branch, DPM , 4705 Lawrenceville Hwy , Lilburn
  10:30 am

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Friday January 9

• Homeschool Hangout
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  11:00 am
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  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  2:00 pm
• Tucker Tigers vs Northview Titans
  Tucker High School , 5036 Lavista Rd , Tucker
  5:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Stone Mountain Middle vs McNair Middle
  Stone Mountain Middle School , 4301 Sarr Pkwy , Stone Mountain
  10:00 am
• Tucker Middle vs Sequoyah Middle
  Tucker Middle School , 2160 Idlewood Rd , Tucker
  10:00 am
• Southland Book Club
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  11:00 am

Monday January 12

• Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My cat has been missing for a whole day now and im getting worried he’s 7 months old and last seen with a light blue collar of you have seen him or have him please contact me at 848-260-7345
  Please help me find him. He has a brother and mom who lives with him and they are all treated like if they were my kids‼️‼️‼️ (Nextdoor Hanarry Estates)
• Missing cat
  Her name is Tiger we live on town crier and shes an indoor cat, but she snuck out without us knowing. We saw on the backdoor camera this morning from… (Nextdoor Hanarry Estates)

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Golf VX Duluth Officially Opens in Atlanta, Blending Premium Golf Simulation With a Private Country Club Accent (golfdaily.com)
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• Murder Suspect Arrested In Fatal Gas Station Shooting In DeKalb (patch.com)

Peachtree Corners

• PCBA donates $2,500 to United Way of Greater Atlanta (livinginpeachtreecorners.com)

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