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🌱 Patch AM: 60 Vehicles Reported Stolen In Wallingford So Far This Year, Police Say

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What's up Wallingford! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Wallingford police warn of 60 car thefts and share prevention tips
  • Wallingford community raises funds for family after fatal quarry accident
  • Wallingford native awaits verdict as jury weighs insanity defense

Also on today's calendar: Book Talk: The Thin Blue Lie - An Honest Cop vs. The FBI and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, temps: high: 80, low: 67.
  • Tuesday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 60 Vehicles Reported Stolen In Wallingford So Far This Year, Police Say (patch.com) — Wallingford residents are being urged by local police to lock their cars and remove valuables after 60 vehicles have been reported stolen in town so far this year. Officers share practical tips such as taking keys, parking in well-lit areas, and adding extra security, while encouraging neighbors to promptly report suspicious activity to help protect the community.
   

• Community Rallies Around Family Of Wallingford Man Killed In Workplace Accident (patch.com) — Wallingford neighbors are coming together to support the family of Edwin Sinclair, a 41-year-old town resident killed in a quarry accident in Seymour earlier this week. A GoFundMe has already raised more than $14,500 to help with funeral costs and ongoing support for his fiancée and son, reflecting strong community solidarity in Wallingford.
   

• Jury dismissed for the weekend in Lindsay Clancy trial, deliberations to resume Monday (wfsb.com) — A high-profile Massachusetts murder trial involves a nurse originally from Wallingford, with jurors now deliberating whether she's guilty of killing her three children or legally insane. The five-week case has focused on her mental health, medications, and postpartum psychosis claims, and could result in either life in prison or commitment to a state facility.
   

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    I'm willing to pay on a one time report for an answer to a specific request as needed, but it's not worth $30 per month to look up spammers. (Nextdoor North Main)
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  • Pete Crow-Armstrong continues NL MVP push with 3 more homers for Chicago Cubs (nhregister.com)

Ok Wallingford! 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 hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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