• Karin Coppens, a 23-year veteran of MPD, faces Federal charges that she fraudulently billed 3,400 hours of work - collecting about $178,000 in unearned pay - over the past four years. Coppens claimed to be working on the police's photo radar program, which is designed to help the department catch speeders. [WaPo]
• Lululemon, a yoga apparel chain which apparently has a rather rabid following, is slated to open in Logan Circle at 1515 15th Street. [Prince of Petworth]
• Dear Chris Cooley: We're currently seeking music writers. Care to join the DCist staff? (We swear it has nothing to do with some sort of elaborate swap for free Skins tickets.) [The Cooley Zone]
• Theresa Cunningham Duarte, a teacher at Wootton High School in Montgomery County, has been charged with distributing cocaine to Wootton students at her home in Rockville. [WTOP]
• Around the District, we're plenty familiar with large kickball, softball, and four-square leagues; so, maybe it is time to break down the finer aspects of "wallball". [The Bellows]
• Current Miss Washington County (Md.) - who won the crown based on a call for "educating to prevent bullying" - breaks into ex-boyfriends house and punches another woman. [WJLA]
• Don't tell us that we're going down this road again: MASN has filed a complaint with the FCC claiming that Comcast refuses to air the channel in certain markets, namely Southern Virginia. [Washington Business Journal]

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