🌱 Patch AM: Why Pepper Pike police keep calling a Shaker Heights woman about a bump

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Pepper Pike police keep calling a Shaker Heights woman about a bump
• Can Shaker Heights regroup after Mentor’s 60–17 rout?

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny; windy, colder, with a high of 28 and low of 21 degrees.
• Monday: A touch of afternoon rain, temps: high: 39, low: 35.
• Tuesday: Mist; breezy in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hit-skip driver hangs up on cops, says she's already donated: Pepper Pike Police Blotter (cleveland.com) — Pepper Pike police are trying to reach a 78-year-old Shaker Heights woman whose car was linked to a minor hit-skip in the Heinen’s lot, though officers think she may not realize she backed into another vehicle. The blotter also details a payment dispute with a contractor, weather-related vehicle mishaps, and a resident’s voluntary hospital admission after a reported suicide concern.
   

• Basketball Recap: Mentor Skates Past Shaker Heights with Ease (maxpreps.com) — Shaker Heights’ boys basketball team suffered a lopsided 60–17 road loss to Mentor, extending the Red Raiders’ skid to three games and dropping them to 1–8. Local fans can look ahead to their next chance to rebound when Shaker Heights visits Euclid on January 2, 2026, after a short holiday break from competition.
   

📸 Around Shaker Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shaker Heights

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Tuesday December 23

• Boys Basketball (Varsity) v. Geneva
  Beachwood HS
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Guided Bird Walks
  Shaker Heights, OH Calendar , 2600 South Park Blvd. , Shaker Heights
  8:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Records Commission
  Shaker Heights, OH Calendar , Shaker Heights City Hall 3400 Lee Road , Shaker Heights
  10:30 am
• City Council Work Session
  Shaker Heights, OH Calendar , 3400 Lee Road , Shaker Heights
  12:00 pm
• Boys Basketball (Varsity) v. Kirtland HS
  Beachwood HS
  6:45 pm

📣 Shaker Heights Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Coed Varsity Wrestling at Hubbard Tournament Girls
  Hubbard High School
  10:00 am
• Deck the Table Workshop
  Blossom Flower Bar , 37 W Orange St , Chagrin Falls
  1:00 pm
• A Frosty's Night Out
  Goldfish Swim School - Cleveland East Side , 4670 Richmond Rd Suite 100 , Warrensville Heights
  3:00 pm
• Skate with Santa is December 21st!
  Garfield Heights, OH Calendar , 5411 Turney Road , Garfield Heights
  3:00 pm
• THE HOBBIT at Dobama Theatre
  Plexus , 2340 Lee Road , Cleveland Heights
  7:30 pm

Monday December 22

• Girls JV Basketball at Streetsboro
  Streetsboro HS
  5:30 pm
• Girls Varsity Basketball at Streetsboro
  Streetsboro HS
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cleveland Hopkins Airport reports an alert for aircraft standby on runway 24R, with the lowest alert level, and all units are put back in service after the incident.
  4:26PM on Dec 19: Cleveland Hopkins Airport reports alert 1 with CFD staged at aircraft standby on 24R. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

University Heights

• Ensemble Theatre to perform Eugene O'Neill's ‘Long Day's Journey Into Night' in February: Press Run (cleveland.com)

Beachwood

• Ribbon cut to oficially open the new Bryden Elementary School (cleveland.com)
• Woman makes spectacle of herself during visit to Beachwood Place mall to seek refunds (cleveland.com)
• Ex-Cleveland kingpin, motorcycle gang leader, gets 10 years for laundering drug money (cleveland.com)

Cleveland Heights

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-- The Patch AM Team

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