A member of Occupy D.C. was arrested midday Sunday after pulling down the notices that the National Park Service posted over the weekend as a final warning that the ban on camping at McPherson Square would begin being enforced. more ›

Earlier this week, we wrote about the difficulties police are facing patrolling the Metropolitan Branch Trail, an eight-mile route between Union Station and Silver Spring which has been the scene of several attempted assaults and robberies in recent weeks. Last night, police say that another incident occurred -- but an arrest was made on the scene. more ›

A man has died after a struggle with Arlington County Police officers during which he was subdued with a stun gun, officials said today. The incident took place around 8 p.m. on Sunday night inside the Pentagon City Metro station. Police say an officer stunned the man, who was a larceny suspect, after he assaulted the officer who was trying to take him into custody. The man was then transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not yet been released pending notification of his family. Police say an investigation is ongoing. more ›

Following several hours spent trying to subdue him -- an effort that including zapping him with a Taser multiple times -- Rockville police were forced to shoot Jesus, a 120-pound Rottweiler/Pit bull mix. Police were summoned after the dog reportedly snapped, attacking his owner, who suffered injuries consistent with a berserk attack from a massive, wrathful dog. Fortunately, the dog did not attack the four police offers who were at one point in the house working to bring down the animal -- or the three children present in the home. The MPD's use of Tasers has sparked controversy in the past, but in a situation where it was most justified, the Taser didn't serve any use. (The Taser also couldn't stop Jim Spellman.) more ›

You may remember Jim Spellman from such local bands as the High Back Chairs (late-80s Dischord) or Velocity Girl (90s indie-pop cult faves). Or maybe you've seen him recently with the local band he currently fronts, Julie Ocean (who open for oddball punk legends Half Japanese at the Rock and Roll Hotel next month). What we'll bet you didn't know is that Spellman pays his bills in a day job as a producer for CNN. We sure didn't. more ›