Photo by Samer Farha

• Remember those rad red shoes Pope Benedict XVI was wearing when he visited? Apparently they’re not made by Prada, as rumored, and are just some simple red Pope shoes that apparently signify something or other. Too bad, we kinda wanted the Pope to be a fashion plate. [AP via WTOP]
• Try not to have a heart attack or break your leg in Montgomery County — unless you live there, anyway. County Executive Ike Leggett has proposed charging extra for out-of-county residents who call for ambulances inside MoCo. [Examiner]
• A Prince George’s County police officer was killed today when he was struck by a vehicle driven by suspected car thieves in Laurel. [WaPo]
• This American Life Mad Libs! [Radar]
• Big props to sister site Phillyist for starting their own photo contest and show inspired by our very own DCist Exposed. If you’re in Philly this weekend, check out Phillyist Framed.
• Police are warning residents in Glover Park and Cleveland Park that there may be a sexual predator on the loose after investigators linked three sexual assaults in the past two months in the two neighborhoods. [WJLA]