- Here’s a great piece of investigative journalism about the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services by the Washington Times: “An investigation by The Washington Times found that more than one in five D.C. homicides in a recent 12-month period involved a DYRS ward, either as a victim or a suspect.”
- The Chandra Levy trial is now in the hands of the jurors.
- So how does one become a “national advocate” for welfare reform, when most of the country has already reformed their welfare programs long ago? Don’t you worry — that’s for Marion Barry to figure out.
- TBD’s big Metro escalator outage experiment was pretty cool and all, though the conclusion — most escalators don’t work very well — isn’t earth-shattering news or anything. Related: Mitch Hedberg’s escalator joke was all over the Twitters today, yo.
- Councilmember Phil Mendelson doesn’t want you smoking counterfeit dope, D.C.
- More Prince George’s corruption probe insanity: when federal agents raided the home of Tick Tock Liquors co-owners Amrik and Ravinder Melhi, they found $400,000 in cash stashed in a closet.
- Maryland state police found a body inside of a box that was left on the side of Interstate 70 in Frederick this morning.
- Fairfax County authorities are searching for anyone who recognizes the newborn that was abandoned at a Springfield church on Sunday.
- Attention all Northern Virginia-based crazies: the “wait in line for 24 hours in order to win free Chick-fil-A for a year” contest starts at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning.
- The District now has an electric car charging station! Now all we need are some electric cars.
Photo by Crosb.
