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🌱 Patch AM: Takoma Park Police seek tips after vandalism spree hits homes and cars
And check out Building The Dream Together Job Fair on the Takoma Park Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Takoma Park Police seek tips after vandalism spree hits homes and cars
Also on today's calendar: Saying Yes! to Unconventional Relationships -- Author Talk (Free) and 1 more event.
Find out what's happening in Takoma Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Takoma Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 52 and low of 39 degrees.
- Wednesday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 52, low: 29.
- Thursday: Becoming windier and colder, with a high of 35 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Police Seek Information in Series of Vandalism and Theft Cases (mocoshow.com) — Takoma Park Police are investigating several vandalism and theft incidents from January 9–10, including rocks thrown through a 7-Eleven window on New Hampshire Avenue, damage to a home on 13th Avenue, and multiple cars with shattered windows on Flower Avenue. Residents who may have seen anything or have camera footage are urged to contact police and reference the listed case numbers.
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📸 Around Takoma Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Takoma Park
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- Saying Yes! to Unconventional Relationships -- Author Talk (Free)
People's Book , 7014 Westmoreland Ave , Takoma Park
6:00 pm - Under Our Sky: Finding Our Way ... A Live Planetarium Show
7615 Fenton St , Takoma Park
7:00 pm
Tuesday January 13
Saturday January 24
📣 Takoma Park Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Garden Club of Chevy Chase Meeting
Chevy Chase Village, MD Calendar , 5906 Connecticut Avenue , Chevy Chase
8:30 am - Family Storytime at Noyes
Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington) , 10237 Carroll Pl , Kensington
9:30 am - English Conversation Club
Bladensburg Branch Library , Bladensburg Study Room 3 , Bladensburg
1:00 pm - Bocce Rolls on!
Schweinhaut Senior Center , 1000 Forest Glen Rd , Silver Spring
1:00 pm - Play and Grow: Ages 03
Bladensburg Branch Library , BL Activity Room , Bladensburg
2:00 pm - Needlework Social
Hyattsville - Learning Lab
4:00 pm - STEM Fun: Ozobots
Large Meeting Room Spauldings -
4:30 pm - Berwyn Ballet School at The Old Parish House
City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4711 Knox Road , College Park
4:30 pm - Teen Action Group (TAG)
Bladensburg Large Meeting Room Bladensburg -
4:45 pm - Civic Engagement
Bladensburg Branch Library , BL Activity Room , Bladensburg
5:30 pm
Tuesday January 13
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Takoma Park PatchAM possible:
- Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service responds to a garage fire in Takoma Park caused by a malfunctioning outlet.
9:30PM on Jan 11: Montgomery County Fire and Rescue is dispatched to a garage fire on the 700 block of Houston Avenue in Takoma Park, with the… (Nextdoor ) - Nextdoor users report a large police and emergency response presence at Bowie Town Center near Aroma restaurant.
7:04PM on Jan 11: Police activity at Bowie Town Center, Bowie, Maryland, per local source (Nextdoor )
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Store Support Team Member in Silver Spring. Apply here.
- Sweetgreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Silver Spring - Kitchen Lead in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Takoma Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Silver Spring
- Fresh, Modern Updates Coming to Village Square Clubhouse (patch.com)
- Vivace Children's Chorus Announces Spring Auditions in Silver Spring (sourceofthespring.com)
- 5 Arrested In Car Rally Crackdown Across 4 MD Counties (patch.com)
Chevy Chase
- ‘Eventually we will all be targeted': ICE protests in Montgomery Co. remember Renee Good (wtop.com)
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