🌱 Patch AM: How witnesses helped crack a $4,000 Westlake Ulta theft

Hello Westlake! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How witnesses helped crack a $4,000 Westlake Ulta theft
• How Westlake’s AJ Spellacy helped fuel Team USA’s wild comeback

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very cold with flurries, with a high of 23 and low of 20 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, breezy and chilly, temps: high: 28, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 26 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Westlake shoplifting suspect who stole thousands arrested (fox8.com) — A man is accused of stealing more than $4,000 in beauty products from the Ulta store on Detroit Road in Westlake before being tracked through license plate readers and arrested after a crash in Trumbull County. Westlake police credit alert employees and customers for detailed descriptions that helped officers locate the suspect and recover the merchandise.
   

• U.S. Skates to 6-5 Comeback Victory Over Slovakia in World Juniors Preliminary Round (usahockey.com) — Westlake’s own AJ Spellacy made a key impact for Team USA, scoring and helping spark a 6–5 comeback win over Slovakia at the World Junior Championship. The game featured multiple lead changes, strong special-teams play, and sets up the Americans’ next preliminary matchup against Sweden in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
   

📸 Around Westlake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westlake

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Sunday January 4

• Makerspace Foundations: CNC Orientation
  Westlake Porter Public Library - Makerspace
  2:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Teen Lounge
  Westlake Porter Public Library - Craft Room
  3:00 pm
• Citizenship Classes
  Westlake Porter Public Library - Westlake Room
  5:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Toddler Storytime
  Westlake Porter Public Library - Storytime Room
  10:15 am

Wednesday January 7

• Preschool Storytime
  Westlake Porter Public Library - Storytime Room
  1:00 pm
• Teen Crafternoon
  Westlake Porter Public Library - Craft Room
  3:00 pm
• Citizenship Classes
  Westlake Porter Public Library - Westlake Room
  5:30 pm
• Meet Your Makerspace!
  Westlake Porter Public Library - Makerspace
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Health and Wellness Fair 2026
  Rocky River Rec Center , 21016 Hilliard Blvd , Rocky River
  10:00 am
• F/JV/V BBK H v. Valley Forge 1:30/3/4:30
  Bay Village City Bay Village, OH 44140
  12:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coalition Regular Meeting
  Fairview Park, OH Calendar , 20777 Lorain Road , Fairview Park
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 8

• Shade Tree Advisory Committee
  Fairview Park, OH Calendar , 20777 Lorain Road , Fairview Park
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Rae-Ann Westlake posted a job opening for Activities Assistant - No Experience Required in Westlake. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Bay Village

• Bay Village holds inauguration ceremony for mayor, members of council (cleveland.com)
• Bay Village taking part in Blue Envelope program (news5cleveland.com)
• Bay Village Commuters Diverted Amid Columbia Road Closure, Police Offer Warming Center for Residents Without Power (hoodline.com)

North Olmsted

• North Olmsted moving forward with new council of government dispatch center (cleveland.com)
• Seen on TV: 12/31/25 (fox8.com)

Ok Westlake! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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