Baby In Stolen Car Found Safe + Man Races Bike Across The USA

Welcome to the Pawtucket Patch Daily — your quickest way to get caught up on the city's top news stories. I'm your host, Mary Serreze. I can be reached at mary.serreze@patch.com. Feel free to send me your news tips, thoughts, and ideas.

First, today's weather: Rain and humid throughout the day. High: 75, low: 64.

Patch Pick: Rhode Island Latino Arts announced that La Galeria del Pueblo will be reopening to the public. The art gallery and event space in Central Falls serves as a cultural hub for the Latino community.

Here are the top stories in Pawtucket today:

1. Man steals car with baby inside, baby found safe and reunited with family

Everyone's phone blew up with an AMBER alert on Saturday when a car with a baby inside was stolen from a Pawtucket shopping plaza. The car was found an hour later in Providence, and Sunday night the suspect was still at large. WJAR interviewed the police officer who found the car. Reporter Tyler Dumont snapped a photo of the moment the child was reunited with his father, who told police he left the child unattended to run inside a store.

2. Pawtucket man rides bike across the USA

Wade Walbrun, 55, was one of 45 riders to participate in the Trans Am Bike Race. He rode through 10 states in 26 days, carrying all of his own gear. The Pawtucket resident said the event was the most mentally and physically challenging thing he's ever done. Cyclists rode from Astoria, Oregon, to Yorktown, Virginia. (WPRI)

3. Cumberland elementary school music teacher dies unexpectedly

Joseph M. Alberg, 33, a music teacher at Ashton and Cumberland Hill schools, died Thursday at his home. He was a graduate of Cumberland High School and the University of Rhode Island. He leaves his parents, siblings, grandmothers Josephine Dunbar of Cumberland and Rebecca Alberg of Pawtucket, and aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. (GoLocalProv)

4. Another gun homicide in Providence

A man, 20, was shot and killed Sunday evening in his own back yard. Police told WPRI the victim was likely targeted. Mayor Jorge Elorza was at the scene on Public Street talking with neighbors. He said fatal shootings affect the whole community, and that there are too many weapons on the street.

5. A Pawtucket-based plumbing and heating supply company has been purchased

Simon's Supply, with plumbing and heating stores in Fall River, New Bedford, West Yarmouth and Pawtucket, is now owned by WinSupply of Dayton, Ohio. WinSupply Acquisitions says that Lloyd and Fred Felder of Simon's Supply "leave behind a strong group of people committed to serving their customers and a legacy of expertise dating back to 1933.” (Dayton Daily News)

Events:

Providence Restaurant Weeks begins. GoProvidence has the details.

Pawtucket Patch Notebook

• Pawtucket Dog Park: "The countdown is on folks! Less than 3 weeks until Dogapalooza! (Facebook)

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About me: Maine native, UMass Amherst Regional Planning alum. Stick-shift driver, explorer. I believe in good government and the public's right to know. Interested in just about everything. I still like paper maps. I can be reached at mary.serreze@patch.com.