Good morning, Washington. Mayor Adrian Fenty actually fired the six employees he promised he would yesterday on Sunday night, reports the Post, with dismissal notices for the six reaching their homes at about 10 p.m. that night, about twelve hours before the mayor announced that he planned to fire them. None of the two social workers, two managers and two phone operators who worked at the Child and Family Services Agency have been named. Two other employees may yet be fired. Apart from allaying community concerns about the tragedy of the Jacks murders, Fenty appears to be trying to send a message to District employees with these rapid dismissals — the mayor is looking for a reason to clean house, and when he finds one, he’s not afraid to do it.

Police To Charge Ex-Boyfriend In Shaquita Bell Case: Officials will announce this morning that a murder warrant has been issued for the ex-boyfriend of Shaquita Bell, a D.C. woman who has been missing for 11 years. Bell was last seen on June 27, 1996, leaving her grandmother’s house in Alexandria with her estranged boyfriend, Michael Dickerson. She was 23 when she disappeared. Police received a tip from Dickerson, who is currently serving 15 years on other charges, last summer, which led K-9 units to find possible clues in a field in Fort Washington, Md.

MPD to Increase Presence in Adams Morgan and Shaw: The Examiner reports that the Metropolitan Police Department has plans to increase their presence in Adams Morgan after a recent rash of robberies, and in Shaw in an attempt to quell recent gang violence. Police will reportedly hold outdoor roll calls in both neighborhoods and deploy foot patrols to visit with residents every day. Officers have also been asked to stop anyone who is acting suspiciously and check their names for existing warrants.

Briefly Noted: Montgomery College enacts three-month hiring freeze … Cars pile up after accident on the outerloop of the Beltway … Utilities expected to rise in Montgomery and Prince George’s County … Washington Times names Washington Post investigative reporter John Solomon as its executive editor.

This Day in DCist: In 2007 we thought it was high time to get a proper memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. in the nation’s capital, and in 2006 one DCist writer defended wearing an American flag lapel pin.

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