🌱 Why Fairview Park police say DIY predator stings can backfire badly
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In today's newsletter:
- Why Fairview Park police say DIY predator stings can backfire badly
Also on today's calendar: An Afternoon of Sacred Music and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 61 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 69, low: 42.
- Sunday: Very windy; decreasing clouds, with a high of 48 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fairview Park Bar Sting Blows Up as Cops Blast DIY 'Predator Hunters' (hoodline.com) — Fairview Park police say a citizen-run “predator hunter” sting at a Lorain Road bar derailed a potential child-exploitation case, leading county prosecutors to decline charges. Officers are urging residents to report suspicious online behavior directly to the Fairview Park Police Department instead of staging confrontations for social media, warning that DIY stings can taint evidence and put bystanders at risk. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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An Afternoon of Sacred Music
St. James Church, 17510 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH, 44107,
4:00 pm
Sunday April 19
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Other local events
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Innovation Center & Memory Lab Orientation
Fairview Park Branch , 21255 Lorain Rd , Fairview Park
11:00 am -
Music and Movement
Fairview Park Branch , 21255 Lorain Rd , Fairview Park
10:00 am -
Green Team Meeting
Fairview Park, OH Calendar , 20777 Lorain Road , Fairview Park
6:30 pm -
Board of Control Meeting
Fairview Park, OH Calendar , 20777 Lorain Road , Fairview Park
10:00 am -
World Labyrinth Day Community Walk
Unity Spiritual Center Westlake , 23855 Detroit Rd , Cleveland
1:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Monday April 27
Saturday May 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Ready, Set, Kindergarten!
Brook Park Branch , 6155 Engle Rd , Brook Park
10:30 am -
Adapted Playgroup
Westlake Porter Public Library - Dover Room
10:30 am -
Stay & Play Storytime
North Olmsted Branch , 27403 Lorain Rd , North Olmsted
10:30 am -
Blood Drive
North Olmsted Branch , 27403 Lorain Rd , North Olmsted
10:30 am -
Eleanor and WW2
Rose Senior Living Avon , 33200 Health Campus Blvd , Avon
2:00 pm -
Mickey Avalon
House of Blues Cleveland , 308 Euclid Ave , Cleveland
7:00 pm -
Magnificat at Lutheran West
Lutheran West , 3850 Linden Rd , Rocky River
7:00 pm
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found Pet Alert: Looking to Reunite Dog with Owner
This dog was picked up as a stray and is located at the Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter (CCAS) and is looking for its owner. Please contact us… (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Rocky River
- Coaches from Rocky River High School baseball team resign after players get into fight out of state (news5cleveland.com)
Brook Park
- Cleveland Browns detail April 30 groundbreaking for Brook Park stadium: Gov. Mike DeWine, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to attend (wkyc.com)
- Local deli serves up support for Lebanon amid ongoing strikes (news5cleveland.com)
Lakewood
- 'It's worth the wait!' Birdtown Brewing officially opens in Lakewood (news5cleveland.com)
- Lakewood schools receives $7,200 STEM grant (cleveland.com)
- Lakewood City Schools says levy needed for financial stability (cleveland19.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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