🌱 How did a Broadlands shooting shape Loudoun’s 2025 crime picture?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did a Broadlands shooting shape Loudoun’s 2025 crime picture?

Also on today's calendar: *Extended Donation Date* Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue Coat Drive to Benefit Mobile Hope and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy; partly sunny, colder, with a high of 34 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Some sunshine, temps: high: 39, low: 25.
• Thursday: Cloudy, flurries; colder, with a high of 30 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Loudoun County's Public Safety Highlights from 2025 (loudounnow.com) — A Broadlands apartment complex shooting in April left a 16-year-old boy dead, with two suspects now facing first-degree murder charges that remain in court. That case is one of many major 2025 public safety stories in Loudoun, including high-profile trials, pedestrian deaths, law enforcement lawsuits, and ongoing debates over the Sheriff’s Office’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Broadlands

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 30

• *Extended Donation Date* Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue Coat Drive to Benefit Mobile Hope
  Loudoun County Fire and Rescue, 801 Sycolin Rd, Leesburg
  12:54 pm

Wednesday December 31

• NYE Bash at All Go Rhythms Bar & Restaurant
  21035 Dulles Town Cir, Sterling
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year On Wheels
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 42361 Lucketts Road , Leesburg
  10:00 am

Thursday January 1

• New Year's Day Holiday
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar

Monday January 5

• Heritage Commission - Land Use Subcommittee
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 1 Harrison St., SE , Leesburg
  5:30 pm
• Environmental Commission Special Meeting
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Heritage Commission
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 1 Harrison St., SE , Leesburg
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• How to Avoid Job Scams Workshop (VIRTUAL)
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  8:00 am
• Resume Writing101 Lab Workshop (ON-SITE)
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 705 East Market Street Suite E , Leesburg
  9:00 am
• January Board Meeting
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 750 Miller Dr SE Suite 150 , Leesburg
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Negotiate Your Best Offer Workshop (VIRTUAL)
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  10:00 am
• Musical Storytime
  Brambleton Library , 22850 Brambleton Plaza , Brambleton
  11:00 am
• Teen Volunteer Drop-In
  Brambleton Library , 22850 Brambleton Plaza , Brambleton
  2:00 pm
• Volunteer Interest Meeting
  Ashburn Fire Station 6 , 20688 Ashburn Road , Ashburn
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Ashburn

• Rated S Live – Sketch Comedy March 2026 on Ashburn: Get Tickets Now! (theatermania.com)

Sterling

• Riccardi Outlines School Board Priorities (loudounnow.com)
• Chamber Foundation Awards $72K to Nonprofits (loudounnow.com)

Reston

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-- The Patch AM Team

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