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🌱 How a Southport police chase ended in a deadly neighborhood crash.
Southport, Indiana Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Southport! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Southport police chase ended in a deadly neighborhood crash.
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Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 48.
- Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'A beacon of light': Daughters remember couple killed in police chase (indystar.com) — A Southport police pursuit that continued after Indianapolis officers disengaged ended in a head-on crash that killed longtime couple Lori and Sonny Lawrence, deeply affecting their Southport-area family. Their daughters are grieving, questioning the police response, and hoping for accountability as state police investigate and prosecutors weigh possible charges against the hospitalized driver. 
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-- The Patch AM Team
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