🌱 Patch AM: Could that urgent phone call actually be a scammer?

Hello Dearborn! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Could that urgent phone call actually be a scammer?
• How a Dearborn hospital is helping a heroic teen recover
• Are Dearborn drivers really saving $539 a year on insurance?

Also on today's calendar: Picasso At the Lapin Agile.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very cold with flurries, with a high of 22 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, temps: high: 29, low: 19.
• Saturday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 28 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dearborn Residents Targeted by Scammers Posing as Officials: How to Stay Safe (wrif.com) — Scammers are actively targeting Dearborn residents by posing as police, government officials, relatives, or investment advisers and pressuring victims to pay via gift cards or cryptocurrency. Local police stress that real officers will never demand payment by phone and urge you to hang up on suspicious calls, verify numbers yourself, and report any suspected fraud directly to Dearborn Police.
   

• Teenage Good Samaritan hospitalized after Christmas Eve crash while helping stranded driver (wxyz.com) — A Dearborn Heights teen is in intensive care at Corewell Health Hospital in Dearborn after being hit by a vehicle while helping a stranded driver on Christmas Eve. His family says he’s already endured multiple surgeries and faces a long recovery, while police have sent the case to the Wayne County Prosecutor for possible charges. Loved ones are leaning on community support and fundraising to handle mounting medical costs.
   

• Wayne County Drivers Save $539 Per Year Following Michigan Insurance Reform (wrif.com) — If you drive in Dearborn, new data shows you’re likely saving about $539 a year on car insurance thanks to Michigan’s 2019 no-fault reforms, the biggest drop in the state. The law let drivers choose lower personal injury coverage, banned ZIP code and credit-based pricing, and drew dozens of new insurers to Michigan, though some worry about long-term effects on crash victims’ care.
   

📸 Around Dearborn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dearborn

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Thursday January 8

• Boys Basketball (Unis @ Bryant)
  Bryant Middle School , 460 N Vernon St , Dearborn
  4:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Picasso At the Lapin Agile
  Players Guild of Dearborn Inc , 21730 Madison St , Dearborn
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• J&T's Kitchen Detroit
  Mission Cafe , 7310 Woodward Ave Suite 113 , Detroit
  12:00 pm
• Open Skate
  Garden City, MI Calendar , 200 Log Cabin Road , Garden City
  12:00 pm
• Sticks and Pucks
  Civic Ice Arena , 200 Log Cabin Road , Garden City
  1:30 pm
• Open Skate (New Years Day)
  Westland, MI Calendar , 6210 Wildwood , Westland
  2:00 pm
• Figure Skating Practice Ice
  Garden City, MI Calendar , 200 Log Cabin Road , Garden City
  3:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Drop In Hockey
  Garden City, MI Calendar , 200 Log Cabin Road , Garden City
  11:00 am
• Arts & Crafts Club - Preschool
  Downriver Family YMCA , 16777 Northline Rd , Southgate
  12:15 pm
• Sticks & Pucks
  Westland, MI Calendar , 6210 Wildwood , Westland
  2:30 pm
• Varsity Boys Basketball
  Cass Technical High School Detroit, MI 48201
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Boys Basketball vs Gary Lighthouse @ Hammond In
  Cass Technical High School Detroit, MI 48201
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone's cat?
  It's injured. Won't let me near it. Ross st and Telegraph. (Nextdoor Crowley Park)

• KFC posted a job opening for KFC Team Member in Dearborn. Apply here.
• Target posted a job opening for 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T2033) in Allen Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dearborn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Melvindale

• Police urge safe rides home as New Year's Eve approaches after deadly drunk driving crashes (wxyz.com)

Dearborn Heights

• The 20 most competitive housing markets in Michigan (santafenewmexican.com)
• A December To Remember For DuMouchelles (antiquesandthearts.com)
• 7 Michigan companies planned to cut nearly 1,000 jobs in December (mlive.com)

Allen Park

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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