🌱 Patch AM: How Arlington’s new EMS blood coolers are already saving lives

Good day Arlington! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Arlington’s new EMS blood coolers are already saving lives
• How Arlington police helped secure 30-year sentence in trafficking case
• Why an Arlington son says he can’t survive without his detained dad

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warmer with plenty of sun, with a high of 66 and low of 43 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 71, low: 58.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. North Texas EMS crews started carrying blood. It started saving lives within hours. (wfaa.com) — Arlington paramedics are now carrying whole blood on select EMS units, and it’s already credited with saving a new mother’s life just days after launch. Through a partnership with Medical City Arlington and AMR, crews can transfuse O-positive blood in the field or en route to the hospital, giving trauma and medical patients a better chance of surviving severe blood loss.
   

2. Arlington sex trafficker who threatened her victims gets 30 years in prison (star-telegram.com) — A 25-year-old North Texas woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after Arlington police and Tarrant County prosecutors pursued human trafficking and related charges against her. Investigators say she recruited girls into prostitution, kept most of their earnings, and used threats about housing and exposure to control them. She ultimately pleaded guilty to aggravated promotion of prostitution as part of a plea deal.
   

3. Arlington family begs ICE to release man so he can care for his disabled son (star-telegram.com) — An Arlington family is urging federal immigration officials to release 62-year-old Maher Tarabishi so he can resume caring for his adult son, who has a severe neuromuscular disease. Relatives say Maher is Wael’s primary caregiver and that Wael has already been hospitalized twice since his father’s October detention. Supporters gathered outside Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, appealing to national leaders for his release.
   

4. This Texas city ranks among the best for New Year's Eve — and it's not Austin (statesman.com) — Arlington shows up mid-pack in a new WalletHub ranking of the best big cities for New Year’s Eve, landing at No. 65 among the nation’s 100 largest cities. The study compares costs, nightlife, safety, and hotel prices, highlighting how several Texas cities, including Arlington, stack up for residents weighing whether to celebrate close to home or travel.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• Happy Noon-Years | Kid - Friendly New Year's Eve Event
  United Performing Arts Company , 2018 Roosevelt Dr , Pantego
  10:00 am

Thursday January 1

• Boys JVA Soccer vs Coppell
  L.D. Bell High School , 1601 Brown Trail , Hurst
• Boys JVB Soccer vs Irving MacArthur
  Heritage Middle School , 5300 Heritage Ave , Colleyville
• Boys Varsity Soccer vs Duncanville
  Mustang-Panther Stadium , 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave , Grapevine

Friday January 2

• Boys JVB Soccer vs Little Elm
  L.D. Bell High School , 1601 Brown Trail , Hurst
• Boys Varsity Soccer vs Plano
  Mustang-Panther Stadium , 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave , Grapevine
• Girls JV/Varsity Wrestling Lamar Invite
  Arlington ISD Athletics Center , 1001 E Division St , Arlington
• Boys Varsity Wrestling Melissa Classic
  Melissa High School , 3030 Milrany Ln , Melissa
• Boys JVA Soccer vs Irving MacArthur
  Heritage Middle School , 5300 Heritage Ave , Colleyville

Saturday January 3

• Boys Varsity Soccer vs LD Bell
  Pennington Field , 1501 Central Dr , Bedford
• Boys JVB Soccer vs WT White
  L.D. Bell High School , 1601 Brown Trail , Hurst

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Report of police activity in Fort Worth, Texas.
  3:13PM on Dec 29: Nextdoor user reports approximately 8-12 police cars heading northbound on Handley, followed by another 7 police cars. (Nextdoor )
• Update: Pups have been reunited with their human!
  Thank you to everyone who helped!! ........................................................................................... 2 sweet, well behaved,… (Nextdoor Sterling Green Addition)

• AutoZone, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor (Overnight) in Arlington. Apply here.
• Avancez Assembly posted a job opening for Production Supervisor 3rd Shift in Arlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Arlington here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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