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🌱 Patch AM: What we know about the New Year’s gunfire at Dale Forest
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In today's newsletter:
- What we know about the New Year’s gunfire at Dale Forest
Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 37 and low of 27 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 43, low: 24.
- Monday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 41 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Shots Fired in Woodbridge and Manassas, Man Arrested After Assaulting Officers (potomaclocal.com) — Police are investigating a New Year’s Day shooting at Dale Forest Apartments in Woodbridge, where a bullet shattered a glass door but no one was hurt. Another bullet entered a Manassas home the day before, and a separate domestic call in Triangle led to a man being arrested on multiple charges after allegedly assaulting two officers. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodbridge
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4:30 pm - Play and Learn
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Monday January 5
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🗞 Nearby News
Dale City
- These were InsideNoVa's most-read stories of 2025 (insidenova.com)
Triangle
- Man accused of headbutting police officers during NYE arrest in Northern Virginia (wjla.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I kept throwing out all the W’s.
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