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🌱 Patch AM: Wethersfield Police Charge Enfield Man In 2025 Motel 6 Armed Robbery

And on the Wethersfield Patch calendar - The 14th Annual Tag Sale

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In today's newsletter:

  • Enfield man charged in violent 2025 Wethersfield Motel 6 robbery
  • Can you help Wethersfield police identify these graffiti suspects?

Also on today's calendar: The 14th Annual Tag Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Friday: A bit of afternoon rain, temps: high: 67, low: 54.
  • Saturday: Cloudy with a bit of rain, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wethersfield Police Charge Enfield Man In 2025 Motel 6 Armed Robbery (patch.com) — Wethersfield residents are learning more about a violent 2025 Motel 6 robbery after police charged Francisco Perez of Enfield in connection with the armed holdup on Silas Deane Highway. Detectives say Perez and another masked suspect allegedly assaulted a clerk at gunpoint, stole cash and personal items, and fled in a stolen car; the second suspect has not been publicly identified.
   

• Video Shows Suspects In Racist Graffiti Spree In Wethersfield: Police (patch.com) — Wethersfield police are asking residents to help identify individuals seen in video connected to racist and offensive graffiti found at several locations around town, including Mill Woods Park. The vandalism occurred overnight Sept. 19–20 and targeted vehicles, fences, street signs, and other town property south of Maple Street. Anyone who recognizes the suspects is urged to contact detectives.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Reading season is coming!
    Gather your reading glasses and cozy blankies. Reserve yourself some good books at the library. Reading List: • Kin by Tayari Jones; • The Things… (Nextdoor Old Wethersfield)
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🗞 Nearby News

Newington

  • Market 32 marks Newington opening with $4K in donations to organizations (newbritainherald.com)
  • Newington's Big Saturday: Waterfall Festival And Chalk Walk Bring Art, Music And Fun To Market Square (patch.com)
  • Week 3 of football season features a trio of intriguing Thursday matchups (newbritainherald.com)

Hartford

  • Olivia Rodrigo launches Unraveled tour this weekend and ticket prices are dropping (usatoday.com)
  • Photos: Get a 1st Look at the National Tour of Oh, Mary!, Starring Alaska Thunderf*ck (playbill.com)

West Hartford

  • West Hartford 'Burger Bash' To Determine Best Local Burger, Help The Hungry (patch.com)

Ok Wethersfield! 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: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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