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🌱 Patch AM: How a simple traffic stop in Enfield turned into a major drug bust

Also, don't miss The Mothership Is Landing: Tilted Orbit Launch Party on the Enfield Patch calendar

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Hello again Enfield! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a simple traffic stop in Enfield turned into a major drug bust
  • How TikTok and DNA led police to an Enfield suspect
  • Why Spirit Halloween keeps coming back to Enfield every single fall

Also on today's calendar: The Mothership Is Landing: Tilted Orbit Launch Party and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Melissa H.!

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 60 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Monday: A morning shower, temps: high: 70, low: 51.
  • Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Enfield chase ends with crack cocaine arrest, police say (sheltonherald.com) — Enfield police say a Thursday traffic stop on Hazard Avenue turned into a chase that ended near Enfield Commons Mall, where officers used spike strips and arrested a Windsor Locks driver. Investigators reported finding crack cocaine and other suspected narcotics, and the driver now faces multiple drug and motor vehicle charges after appearing in Hartford Superior Court.
   

• TikTok love note, DNA helped link Enfield man to $10,000 Motel 6 robbery, warrant says (middletownpress.com) — An Enfield man has been charged in an armed Motel 6 robbery after investigators linked TikTok activity, DNA from a stolen car, and a handgun found at his Enfield home to the July holdup. Police say the clerk was assaulted and more than $10,000 was stolen, and the suspect is due in New Britain Superior Court on October 13.
   

• Spirit Halloween is bringing 17 vacant Connecticut stores back from the dead (ctpost.com) — Enfield once again lands on Spirit Halloween's short list of most reliable Connecticut locations, with a pop-up returning every fall since at least 2019. The article explains how the chain revives vacant storefronts statewide, what kinds of jobs these seasonal shops create, and why they keep coming back even as former year-round retailers disappear.
   

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  • Where cultural history comes alive: Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day in Connecticut (wtnh.com)
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Ok Enfield! 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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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