🌱 Patch AM: How two Saturday calls led Mansfield police to guns and cocaine

Good morning to you Mansfield! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How two Saturday calls led Mansfield police to guns and cocaine
• Rock legends to close their 2026 tour in Mansfield

Also on today's calendar: Big M. Luther King Day Card Show and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sun giving way to clouds, with a high of 44 and low of 37 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 51, low: 35.
• Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, with a high of 44 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mansfield Police Arrest 3, Seize 2 Guns And 'Significant Amount Of Cocaine': Cops (patch.com) — Mansfield police say two separate incidents on West and Maple streets led to three arrests, two seized handguns, and over 100 grams of suspected cocaine, plus other drugs. Officers also managed extended hospital watches for two suspects while maintaining full town coverage, and additional charges may follow as the investigation continues.
   

• Sammy Hagar and Rick Springfield Announce 2026 Tour Dates (wbuf.com) — Sammy Hagar and Rick Springfield are bringing their joint summer tour to Mansfield’s Xfinity Center on June 24, 2026, wrapping up the run here. The show will feature Hagar’s Best of All Worlds lineup and offers local fans a chance to see a rare pairing of the longtime rock collaborators close to home.
   

📸 Around Mansfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield

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Wednesday January 14

• Planning Board - AMENDED 2
  Mansfield, MA Calendar , 6 Park Row , Mansfield
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Baby Playgroup (Ages 0-20 months)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:30 am
• Drop-In LEGO Free Build (Ages 5+)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  4:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Bouncing Babies with Ms. Emmy (Ages 6-24 Months)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:15 am
• Preschool Play and Learn with Ms. Emmy (Ages 3-5)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  11:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Read to a Dog (Grades K-6)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:30 am

Monday January 19

• Big M. Luther King Day Card Show
  enVision Hotel & Conference Center Mansfield-Foxboro , 31 Hampshire Street , Mansfield
  8:30 am

Tuesday January 20

• Zoning Board of Appeals
  Mansfield, MA Calendar , 6 Park Row , Mansfield
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 13

• Storytime for Little Ones (Ages 0-3)
  Mansfield Public Library , 255 Hope St. , Mansfield
  10:30 am
• Keep Mansfield Beautiful
  Mansfield, MA Calendar , 6 Park Row , Mansfield
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Armchair Adventurer Series - Destination Greece
  Trinitarian Congregational Church , 2 Pine St , Norton
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 18

• Painting Life in Pictures: A Work of Art
  Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center , 1 School St , Foxborough
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi, can anyone recommend a an affordable and reliable moving company?
  I am two weeks postpartum from a C-section and need to move at the end of the month. (Nextdoor Commercial St)

• Tailored Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Mansfield. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Foxborough

• Mansfield Police Arrest 3, Seize 2 Guns And 'Significant Amount Of Cocaine': Cops (patch.com)

Norton

• Daley, Martha Myers (nrvnews.com)

Easton

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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