🌱 What we know about the shooting at Glenolden’s Walmart

What's up Glenolden! 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:

• What we know about the shooting at Glenolden’s Walmart

Also on today's calendar: Earthquake and Kym Whitley.

Today's riddle: David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and... ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 87, low: 74.
• Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Police search for gunman after Walmart employee shot during dispute in Pennsylvania (ground.news) — Police are searching for a gunman after a Walmart employee was shot during a dispute at the 50 N. MacDade Blvd. store in Glenolden on Friday evening. The suspect fled, and investigators are reviewing surveillance video as officers maintain a heavy presence at the shopping center.
   

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• Vinyasa Flow Yoga
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  9:15 am
• Sunday Tour: Welcome to Tyler
  Tyler Arboretum 515 Painter Road, Media, PA 19063
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• CCC Presents The Sky Brooks Quartet
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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Bucks County developer charged in alleged $105,000 investment fraud (bucksindependence.com)
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• Former Sharon Hill police officer sentenced to state prison for raping, sexually assaulting three children (inquirer.com)
• A Delco judge is weighing the fate of a firefighter accused of making racist threats (inquirer.com)

Darby

• Suspect arrested in string of burglaries targeting pizza shops in Darby, Pa. (6abc.com)
• Letter: 3 cheers for LeBron signing (delcotimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David! (Thank you Linda S. for sending it in!)
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