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🌱 Patch AM: How a police drone quietly tracked teen car thieves in Gaithersburg

Also, don't miss Timmie Metz Band on the Gaithersburg Patch calendar

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Cheers Gaithersburg! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a police drone quietly tracked teen car thieves in Gaithersburg
  • Which Gaithersburg bagel shop ranked among Montgomery County’s best?
  • How a NIST glitch in Boulder links back to Gaithersburg

Also on today's calendar: Timmie Metz Band and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: An icy mix, up to 1", with a high of 35 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Saturday: Low clouds, temps: high: 42, low: 30.
  • Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 46 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Drone Hunts Teen Auto Thieves, Leads To Gun Arrest In Montgomery County, Police Say (dailyvoice.com) — Gaithersburg residents should know police used a drone this month to track two teens accused of prowling parked cars, leading to the recovery of two stolen Hyundais and a loaded stolen handgun. The overnight operation on Gloria Way followed a spike in local vehicle thefts, especially involving Kia and Hyundai models used as getaway cars.
   

• We taste-tested 9 bagels across Montgomery County and found the best one (thebanner.com) — Bagel lovers in Gaithersburg will be glad to know Neal’s Bagels in Kentlands tied for fourth place in a countywide blind taste test, praised for its New York-style flavor and hefty size. The review compared nine Montgomery County shops, ultimately crowning Goldberg’s New York Bagels in Rockville as the overall winner while noting how fortunate residents are to have so many strong local options.
   

• America's official time source slipped as a NIST power failure left key internet servers drifting off atomic accuracy (techradar.com subscription) — If you rely on ultra-precise internet time, be aware that a power failure at NIST’s Boulder, Colorado campus briefly knocked some official time servers off atomic accuracy, with a smaller drift than a prior disruption at NIST’s Gaithersburg facility. Most everyday users and devices won’t notice, but high-precision systems are urged to use multiple independent time sources.
   

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    Sunday December 28
  • Timmie Metz Band
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • CCACC Health Center Launches Donation Drive to Support Sri Lanka Cyclone Ditwah Relief Efforts —CCACC Read on Patch
  • I am looking for a female nanny, preferably middle-aged, who is kind, responsible, and trustworthy, to help care for my 16-year-old son for one month, from late December to early February.
    The job is not physically demanding. Due to a very busy work schedule during this period and an upcoming surgery in February for my son, I am looking… (Nextdoor Professional Square)
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    If you need something similar done, my phone number is 3019786334. Thank you, blessings. (Nextdoor Potomac Oaks)
  • Montgomery County Public Schools posted a job opening for Immediate FY26\: Teacher, Instrumental Music, Harriet Tubman ES 0.3 Fields Rd ES 0.2 Gaithersburg ES 0.2 Sherwood ES 0.2, 0.9 FTE in Gaithersburg. Apply here.
  • Starbucks posted a job opening for shift supervisor - Store# 57547, N FREDERICK AND WATKINS MILL in Gaithersburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gaithersburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Montgomery Village

  • Police charge two juveniles with car thefts (mymcmedia.org)
  • 5 Things to Know Today, Dec. 25, In Montgomery County (mymcmedia.org)
  • New Program Proves Teenage Interns Could Solve the Child Care Shortage in the US (cafemom.com)

Germantown

  • $50,000 Winning Powerball Ticket Sold at Maryland 7-Eleven (mocoshow.com)

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