Police Cameras Catch Mentor Criminals + Urban History

Hello, neighbors! Happy Thursday! Let's see what's going on around town.

First, today's weather:

Rather cloudy, warm and humid. High: 81 Low: 67.

Here are the top stories in Mentor today:

1. Discover urban legends of Ohio at Mentor library program (News-Herald.com)
2. Lakeland Community College: Holden University Center Of Lakeland Community College Expands Partnership With Franklin University (Press Release Desk)
3. Departments filling first responder job openings (Spectrum News 1)
4. Mentor police cameras take criminals off streets, recovers cars, finds endangered people (Cleveland 19 News)

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Today in Mentor:

• Finance Committee Meeting - Mentor Public Library (8:00 AM)
• Outreach My Kids - Mentor Public Library (9:30 AM)
• Wiggle, Giggle and Shake - Mentor Public Library (11:00 AM)
• Basic Email - Lake Branch Library (2:00 PM)
• Lifeline - Mentor Public Library (6:00 PM)

Mentor Patch Notebook

• City of Mentor, Ohio - Municipal Government: "Flock cameras have made 90 documented hits of potential persons of interest to police which led to 60 arrests, the safe recovery of 4 endangered people, as well as 21 stolen vehicles. " (Facebook)
• Mentor Marsh: "Northern Harriers, Circus hudsonius, are such a delight to watch! We’ve been watching a pair of them over the last few weeks at the Marsh with one showing up as early as August this year. These raptors will stay for the winter and hunt f..." (Facebook)
• Mentor Senior Center: "Made "from scratch" makes a difference! Everything we serve is made fresh in our kitchen and that's something you can taste. Join us for lunch and taste the difference. In-person or Curbside meals are available for just $5 each. Eat at t..." (Facebook)
• Mentor Fire Department: "Below is the link for our fire safety video #2. Background: For the past several years, the City of Mentor, Mentor Police, Mentor Dispatch, Mentor Fire Department, and members of The Mentor Historical Society have had the privilege to pa..." (Facebook)
• Mentor Public Library: "Martin Gitlin (author of "A Celebration of Animation: The 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters in Television History" and "The Great American Cereal Book") discusses: ⋆ his metric for ranking the greatest animated characters in history ⋆ why ..." (Facebook)

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— Chris Mosby

About me: Patch's Ohio Editor, casting my watchful gaze on Northeast Ohio. Feel free to drop me a line at chris.mosby@patch.com.

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