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🌱 Patch AM: How a Panda Express lunch break led Monrovia officers to their suspect
Also check out Smarty Pants Storytime on the Monrovia Patch calendar
Cheers Monrovia! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Panda Express lunch break led Monrovia officers to their suspect
- See why a Monrovia backyard pool is now world-famous
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 99 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 91, low: 65.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 88 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Monrovia police officers run into wanted man during Panda Express lunch break (cbsnews.com) — Monrovia police finally arrested a man wanted for a parole violation after he unexpectedly walked into the Panda Express where officers were eating on Wednesday night. After two previous freeway-foot-chase escapes, body camera video shows officers quickly recognizing him, rushing from their seats, and tackling him, then returning to finish their chow mein once he was in custody. 
• Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2026: A Preview Of 16 Exceptional Wild Animal Photographs (forbes.com) — A striking wildlife photograph taken in a Monrovia backyard—showing a black bear cooling off in a swimming pool near the San Gabriel Mountains—has been highlighted in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 competition. The preview showcases global nature images, but this Monrovia scene underscores how closely local residents share space with wildlife as housing pushes into bear habitat.
📸 Around Monrovia
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monrovia
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- Smarty Pants Storytime
Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
12:00 pm - Wild Rose Back to School Night
Monrovia Unified Wild Rose Elementary School, 232 Jasmine Ave, Monrovia, CA 9101
6:00 pm - Coffee with the Principal →
Camino Grove Elementary School Arcadia, CA 91006
8:15 am - Baby Storytime
Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
10:30 am - Back to a school Night Canyon Oaks High School MP
Mountain Park School Monrovia, CA 91016
4:00 pm - Canyon Oaks/Mountain Park Back to School Night
Monrovia Unified 148 W Duarte Rd, Monrovia, CA 91016, USA
6:00 pm - Welcome Back Picnic/Family Fun Night →
Camino Grove Elementary School Arcadia, CA 91006
5:30 pm - Back to School Night (AHS)
Arcadia High School Campus Wide
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
📣 Monrovia Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Sally Mullins Live in Arcadia, CA | San Gabriel Valley Comedy Festival 2026 →
Astronaut City Comedy Club and Karaoke Bar, 1037 S Baldwin Ave, Arcadia
7:00 pm - Flag Football, Girls VR @ South El Monte(LB)
El Monte High El Monte, CA 91731
5:00 pm - School Picture Day
Baldwin Park Unified SVMS Campus - Smarty Pants Storytime
Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
12:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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- The Gooden School — 6263552410
- Nelson Construction — (626) 524-8582
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Monrovia. Apply here.
- City of Arcadia California posted a job opening for Activity Leader I/II in Arcadia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monrovia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Duarte
- Duarte City Council Recognizes 2026 WIN Program Participants (ca.gov)
- Rams Star Puka Nacua Spotted at Bat Mitzvah After Controversial Offseason (lasportsreport.com)
Sierra Madre
- Silver-Gold Producer Posts US$8.23M in Revenue as Mine Expansion Advances; Pushes Throughput 34% Higher (streetwisereports.com)
- Community band celebrates three decades of music (lvcampustimes.org)
- Outdoor movies to live music: What's happening this weekend? (audacy.com)
Ok Monrovia! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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