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The Hill has the story of an arrest by U.S. Capitol police this afternoon of a man who police say had several weapons in his car. The suspect's car was searched after he stopped to ask an officer for directions, and the officer noticed something suspicious about the man's vehicle. But get this: he was arrested at 3rd street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW for allegedly possessing two long guns, three handguns, and a sword in his vehicle. Regular readers will recall that this is the second arrest of an armed man with a sword near the Capitol in just over a year. Is Congress under clandestine attack by Samurai? DCist will be sure to report on any and every sword-related arrest from here on out.
Armed Man Arrested Near Capitol
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Does anyone know about the armed robbery on 13th NW last night in Columbia Heights? The helicopters
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Yeah I saw all the cops walking out of work, was wondering what was going on...
You wouldn't have this sword-wielding lunatic problem if the Capitol Police would just hire a few discrete face-eating monkeys and position them at strategic points around the Capitol. A steady diet of tourists should keep them in their optimum fighting mood. Just give them a snappy pair of green leotards, a theme song, and Renee Zeleweger and you've got the feelgood movie of the season.
Any relation this time Sommer?
I believe the last guy asked for directions as well.
yeah, what's up with that? are these people wanting to get caught?
It's gotta be some sort of Highlander shit, because I don't think they had GPS. There can only be one, but he's gotta find the other guys, or something like that.
I just looked at the location again-Penn. between 1st & 3rd SE. Dollars to donuts he was asking for directions to the Tune Inn.
Do these guys work at White Oak Technologies?
Every day theres a new thing comin, the ways of an oriental view. The sheriff and his buddies with their samurai swords.
You can even hear the music at night.
A samurai would never stoop to assassination. It must be the work of dishonorable ninja.
Is there someone sitting in a throne somewhere who said "Bring me the head of Mitch McConnell"?
This is the plot from an old movie called: God Told Me To