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🌱 Patch AM: Bronx Man Wanted In 2 States Nabbed In Richmond: Cops
Also, don't miss Stimilon VET Ride Day on the Richmond Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Fugitive wanted in two states arrested during Richmond I-95 stop
Also on today's calendar: Stimilon VET Ride Day In Richmond, RI and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Bronx Man Wanted In 2 States Nabbed In Richmond: Cops (patch.com) — Richmond drivers on I-95 may have noticed extra police activity recently, as state troopers pulled over and arrested a 25-year-old Bronx man wanted as a fugitive in both Florida and Virginia. Police say he faces organized retail theft and high-value theft charges from those states, plus an obstruction charge in Rhode Island, and was processed at the Hope Valley Barracks before arraignment as a fugitive from justice. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Richmond
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★ Featured events ★
- Stimilon VET Ride Day →
Buttonwoods MX, 29 Buttonwoods road, Richmond
12:00 pm
Friday October 16
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Other local events
- Senior Activities Committee Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 1168 Main St. 2nd Floor, Wyoming
11:00 am - Board of Canvassers Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
2:00 pm - EDC Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
5:30 pm - RES Open House (Grades K-2)
Richmond Elementary School
5:30 pm - Planning Board Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
6:30 pm - Dog Park Committee Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
6:30 pm - RES Open House (Grades 3&4)
Richmond Elementary School
5:30 pm - Conservation Commission →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
6:30 pm - Recreation Meeting →
Richmond, RI Calendar, 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Wyoming
6:30 pm - Stimilon VET Ride Day In Richmond, RI →
Buttonwoods MX, 29 Buttonwoods road, Richmond
12:00 pm - Kevin Herchen at Wood River Bar & Grill →
Wood River, 1139 Main Street, Richmond
7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Morgan, Wilcox face off for Rhode Island Senate District 34 seat (thewesterlysun.com)
- Celeste Lets Fall Change the Menu (sorhodeisland.com)
- Kathryn W. (Chapman) Battey (pvdeye.org)
Charlestown
- Richmond Projects Tax Impact for $116M Chariho Bond (upriseri.com)
South Kingstown
- South Kingstown, RI Zoning Board of Review — October 21, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
- Rhode Island town votes to subpoena utility staff, investigate outdoor-water ban (thecooldown.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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