Good morning, Washington.

— Over the weekend, car owners in Anacostia got free anti-theft devices for their vehicles from the Metropolitan Police, the AP, via WTOP reports. In the District, one-in-three cars stolen are from east of the Anacostia River. Police are training church members to patrol streets to prevent cars being stolen during Sunday services.

— Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat who represents a good chunk of Montgomery County in Congress, was taken off guard when his Republican challenger registered numerous Van Hollen for Congress-related domain names and created websites critical of the congressman. Van Hollen tells the Post that the strategy will backfire.

— Speaking of Election Day, if you are a Maryland resident, today is the last day to register to vote. The W.Times notes that Maryland has nearly doubled its voter rolls.

— The man shot and killed this weekend at 14th and W streets NW has been identified, as 22-year-old Pierre Johnson of V Street, the Post reports. Police are still asking the public for information.

— While Falls Church police have been known to be very vigilant in catching speeders cutting through town, a new plan — which is pissing off the police union — would force officers to write 5,000 tickets a year or face a demotion.

— While some people think it’s foolish to recognize Columbus Day, others celebrated Christopher Columbus’ 1492 discovery of the Bahamas.