- Plenty of reaction to the Ingmar Guandique guilty verdict around the D.C. media sphere this afternoon. TBD has the five reasons that Ingmar Guandique was convicted, and there is no shortage of reactions from jurors, Levy’s family and legal experts.
- 16th Street NW is still a mess after a fire broke out on the 3600 block of the street this afternoon — an investigation into a dead body found after firefighters put out the blaze is still ongoing, as well. Take another route, if you can.
- A plane flown by a student pilot had to be intercepted by two F-16s after it crossed into restricted airspace in Virginia. I’m also guessing that said student pilot is also in need of a new flight suit.
- A really interesting story by Ian Shapira, who takes a gander at some of the more than 500 applications submitted by people who wanted to work at the new IHOP in Columbia Heights.
- A source tells City Paper’s Rend Smith that the test which Assistant Chief Diane Groomes allegedly assisted officers on — an action which led to her being placed on administrative leave — was an “intelligence-led policing exam” which requires officers to score 76 percent or higher to pass.
- D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed on Thursday, in case you were thinking of organizing a last-minute, neighborhood football game.
- According to the National Retail Foundation, annual holiday spending per person this year will hit $688.87.
- Headline of the day: “Annandale cat hoarders took good care of their 130-plus cats but just got overwhelmed, neighbor says.”
Photo by JRoseC.
