🌱 Patch AM: Why police say a Fridley care facility resident is under arrest

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In today's newsletter:

• Why police say a Fridley care facility resident is under arrest

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Concert: Sing and Dance! 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; p.m. snow, up to 1", with a high of 19 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold; flurries in the morning, temps: high: 19, low: -13.
• Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -2 and low of -17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Resident arrested after early morning fire at Fridley care facility (hometownsource.com) — An early-morning fire at a Fridley care facility on East River Road led police to arrest a resident suspected of starting the blaze, after a multi-agency search nearby. One resident was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and investigators from Fridley and Anoka County are asking anyone with information to share tips as they determine what happened.
   

📸 Around Fridley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fridley

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Mad Mike’s Funhouse
  Route 47 Pub & Grub, 7820 University Ave NE, Fridley
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Family Storytime In-Person
  Mississippi Branch Library Mississippi Meeting Room 1 & 2, Mississippi Library
  10:15 am
• Read to a Dog In-Person
  Mississippi Branch Library Mississippi Meeting Room 1 & 2, Mississippi Library
  3:00 pm
• Meat Raffle — Fridley American Legion Post 303
  Fridley American Legion , 7365 Central Ave NE , Fridley
  5:00 pm
• Cash Bingo at Forgotten Star Brewing
  Forgotten Star Brewing Co. , 38 Northern Stacks Dr , Fridley
  5:30 pm
• EO Minnesota Holiday Party
  Northern Stacks Events , 38 Northern Stacks Dr , Fridley
  6:00 pm
• Friday Night Music — Fridley American Legion Post 303
  Fridley American Legion , 7365 Central Ave NE , Fridley
  7:30 pm
• Saturday's — Fridley American Legion Post 303
  Fridley American Legion , 7365 Central Ave NE , Fridley
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Holiday Concert: Sing and Dance!
  Fridley High School , 6000 W Moore Lake Dr NE , Minneapolis
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Psychological Sciences Research Symposium
  Bethel University , 3900 Bethel Dr , St Paul
  1:15 pm
• Dementia Caregiver Support Group
  Bel Rae Senior Living , 2330 Mounds View Blvd , Mounds View
  4:30 pm
• Spring Lake Park Panthers vs Osseo Orioles
  Spring Lake Park High School , 1100 81st Ave NE , Spring Lake Park
  5:30 pm
• Evening Storytime In-Person
  Columbia Heights Public Library Community Room (Room 100) , Columbia Heights Public Library
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This young lady lost her ring.
  She delivers for a job. She believes she lost it when she was delivering recently from target or Hy-Vee. Her name is Kaley M. Let me know if you have… (Nextdoor Rice Creek Plaza)
• Hello!
  I am looking for driveway estimates for the season - plow/shoveling so that my 76 year old father doesn’t do it. Any suggestions? (Nextdoor Lakeview)

🗞 Nearby News

Spring Lake Park

• Ilhan Omar's Friend Blows Whistle, Confirms She Did Marry Her Brother to 'Get Him Papers' (slaynews.com)

Brooklyn Park

• New Brooklyn Park lounge aims to embody African culture (hometownsource.com)
• 18-year-old pleads guilty to assault at Twin Cities high school basketball game (cbsnews.com)
• Former Brooklyn Park police chief named head of U's police force (startribune.com)

Minneapolis

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-- The Patch AM Team

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