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🌱 Patch AM: Hauppauge bottle collector attacked in parking lot; one teen still wanted.

And check out Chris Ruggiero in Concert with The American Bombshells in East Islip on the Hauppauge Patch calendar

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Good day Hauppauge! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Hauppauge bottle collector attacked in parking lot; one teen still wanted.
  • Hauppauge camera vandalism spotlights how often your plate gets searched

Also on today's calendar: Chris Ruggiero in Concert with The American Bombshells in East Islip and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Some sun with a shower or two, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Teens beat Hauppauge bottle collector, 73, then try to rob a 67-year-old's e-scooter (greaterlongisland.com) — A 73-year-old Hauppauge man collecting bottles was assaulted in the Route 111 Bolla Market parking lot, and Suffolk police say the same teens later tried to rob a 67-year-old man's e-scooter in Shirley. One 17-year-old and 18-year-old Keeghan Lynch have been arrested, while another teen suspect from the Hauppauge assault remains at large.
   

• New Website Reveals Millions Of Flock Searches: How To Check Your License Plate (dailyvoice.com) — Hauppauge was the site of a recent vandalism case involving a Flock license plate reader camera, highlighting growing backlash to these surveillance devices. A new website, HaveIBeenFlocked.com, now lets drivers see if their plates were searched in Flock's database, raising fresh questions about privacy, data sharing, and how local police use this technology.
   

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  • Parker Hannifin Corporation posted a job opening for Assembler/Tester Technician in Hauppauge. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Central Islip

  • Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Central Islip Alleyway Arrest: Police (dailyvoice.com)
  • Dunn Ties All-Time Franchise Mark but Revs Otherwise Held in Check in Sunday's Finale (yorkrevolution.com)

Smithtown

Brentwood

  • Seniors who box reap physical and emotional health benefits (newsday.com)

Ok Hauppauge! 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: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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