🌱 How new Flock cameras are catching truckers on Robinson’s residential streets

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• How new Flock cameras are catching truckers on Robinson’s residential streets

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 100 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 100, low: 77.
• Saturday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 101 and low of 76 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Truckers Are Finding Out the Hard Way: There's Nowhere to Hide From Flock Cameras (gadgetreview.com) — Robinson police are now using Flock license plate cameras to spot semis cutting through restricted residential streets and issue violations, adding a new layer of enforcement truckers can’t easily avoid. The article explains how Flock’s nationwide camera network tracks vehicles, how officers use the data to challenge driver logs, and why civil-liberties groups are pushing back against this expanding roadside surveillance.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Robinson

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Friday August 7

• RHS Volleyball Scrimm @ Belton →
  Robinson J H Waco, TX 76706
• Staff Development Day
  Lorena ISD Lorena, TX 76655
• LHS Volleyball JV2/JV1/Varsity vs. Crawford (Scrimmage)
  Lorena ISD Lorena High School, 1 Leopard Ln, Lorena, TX 76655, USA
  9:00 am
• LHS Fish Camp
  Lorena ISD Lorena High School, 1 Leopard Ln, Lorena, TX 76655, USA
  1:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• LHS Volleyball JV2/JV1/Varsity vs. Cedar Ridge/Belton (Scrimmage)
  Lorena ISD Cedar Ridge High School, 2801 Gattis School Rd, Round Rock, TX
• RHS Volleyball Scrimm vs Bosqueville/Axtell/Riesel →
  Robinson J H Waco, TX 76706

Sunday August 9

• Prayer Walk
  Lorena Primary School LISD Performing Arts Center
  5:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Staff Development Day
  Lorena ISD Lorena, TX 76655

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• CBE Testing →
  Midway ISD Classroom 110
  8:00 am

Friday August 7

• Staff Development Day
  Lorena ISD Lorena, TX 76655
• LHS Volleyball JV2/JV1/Varsity vs. Crawford (Scrimmage)
  Lorena ISD Lorena High School, 1 Leopard Ln, Lorena, TX 76655, USA
  9:00 am
• Para Testing →
  Midway ISD The Center/ Library Collaborative Space
  12:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Hewitt

• Find Top Evening Child Care Jobs in McGregor, TX (care.com)
• Midway works to repair summer storm, pipe damage (star-telegram.com)
• The Insider Who Walked Away: How One Flock Safety Employee Saw the Surveillance Machine Up Close (webpronews.com)

Waco

• From Waco to Westminster: Local organist performs solo concert at historic Westminster Abbey (kwtx.com)
• I-35 closure in Waco this weekend for Valley Mills flyover removal (kwtx.com)
• Stock Pond Management Workshop series begins Aug. 31 in Waco (tamu.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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