🌱 How a fake utility visit led to a Rochester Hills life sentence

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In today's newsletter:

• How a fake utility visit led to a Rochester Hills life sentence

Also on today's calendar: The Rochester Symphony Orchestra Proudly Presents “Light” A World of Holiday Music Awaits You and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cold with a flurry, with a high of 27 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cloudy, flurries; chilly, temps: high: 29, low: 15.
• Saturday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 22 and low of 8 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two Men Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Murder of Rochester Hills Jeweler Hussein Murray (hoodline.com) — A Rochester Hills jeweler’s killers have been sentenced to life in prison without parole after posing as utility workers and attacking him during a 2024 home robbery. Oakland County prosecutors detailed the swift guilty verdicts and additional long prison terms for related charges, while Murray’s family shared emotional statements about their loss and the ongoing investigation into another possible suspect.
   

📸 Around Rochester Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rochester Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• The Rochester Symphony Orchestra Proudly Presents “Light” A World of Holiday Music Awaits You
  St Paul's United Methodist Church, 620 Romeo Rd, Rochester
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• THIRSTY THUR.$2 Drinks Rustic Winter Snowman (16+)
  Painting with a Twist , 3320 S Rochester Rd , Rochester Hills
  7:00 pm
• A Christmas Carol
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce , 378 Meadow Brook Rd. Wilson Hall, Rm 207 , Rochester
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• PREK Story & STEAM ages 3-5yrs
  Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve , 333 N Hill Cir , Rochester Hills
  10:00 am
• Free Visits with Santa
  The Village Of Rochester Hills , 104 N Adams Rd , Rochester Hills
  4:00 pm
• Fresh Rootz Game Night
  Fresh Rootz , 1322 Walton Blvd. , Rochester Hills
  5:00 pm
• A Christmas Carol
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce , 378 Meadow Brook Rd. Wilson Hall, Rm 207 , Rochester
  7:00 pm
• The Rochester Symphony Orchestra Presents âLightâ A Holiday Concert
  St. Paul's United Methodist Church , 620 Romeo Road , Rochester
  8:00 pm
• The Rochester Symphony Orchestra Presents “Light” A Holiday Concert
  St. Paul's United Methodist Church , 620 Romeo Road , Rochester
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• HOLIDAY BRICKTACULAR
  LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Michigan , 4240 Baldwin Rd , Auburn Hills
  10:00 am
• Photos with Santa
  Great Lakes Crossing Outlets , 4000 Baldwin Rd , Auburn Hills
  11:00 am
• Candlelight Walking Tours
  Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm , 1005 Van Hoosen Rd , Rochester Hills
  6:00 pm
• Choir Concert @ AHS
  Avondale Middle School Auburn Hills, MI 48326
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I read that wolverines were no longer in MI.
  Recently, though I don’t have a photo to share, I saw what really only could be a wolverine on my property. Does the Wolverine state still have a few… (Nextdoor Shadow Woods)
• Hi Everyone.
  Does anyone know of a church that has put up a giving tree? The kind you go in and take a gift tag off to buy something for someone in the community… (Nextdoor Avon on The Lake)

• Busch's, Inc. posted a job opening for Stock Associate (Full Time) in Rochester. Apply here.
• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate (Early Mornings) - Hampton Village Ctr in Rochester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rochester Hills here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rochester

• Armed with experience, defending OAA Blue champs Rochester off to hot start (theoaklandpress.com)
• Rochester school board limits data requests by individual trustees (theoaklandpress.com)
• Sherwood Forest- Santa's favorite small business (oaklandpostonline.com)

Auburn Hills

• 10 Most Memorable MI Animal Stories Of 2025 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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