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Good morning, Washington. Have rough economic conditions forced you into the arms of your family and close friends? You’re in good company — the Washington Post reports on new census data which shows that nearly 20 percent of the Washington region’s population lived with relatives or friends last year, a 33 percent increase over the last census conducted in 2000. According to an expert cited by the Post, the shift is one consequence of the country’s housing and employment “double whammy” — but it could also be indicative of shifting demographics involving people who are more likely to embrace multi-generational homes. To quote George Costanza, “maybe this will become like a cool thing, living with your parents.” (Not based on the anecdotes in the Post story, it won’t.)

Workin’ Overtime: The Examiner goes back to the Metro payroll well, digging into records of which workers took home the most overtime pay last year. Kytja Weir’s reporting finds hundreds of Metro employees who took in more than $40,000 in overtime last year, including one Metro transit police officer who took in a whopping $123,000 more than his base salary by working 4,329 hours in 2010. (That’s around 12 hours a day, every single day.) With that kind of billing, it’s no wonder WMATA ran through its overtime budget halfway through the year — of course, it sounds like the agency’s overtime policy could stand some tweaking. According to Metro, the police officer in question is entitled to three hours’ pay when he testifies in court, regardless of how long the testimony actually takes to complete. Metro claims that a high vacancy rate contributed to the extra overtime, and that bus and train operators racking up overtime are required to take an eight hour break between shifts.

Teens Arrested For University Place Shooting: Police have identified the two individuals who were arrested for shooting and killing a 19-year-old near Meridian Hill Park early Wednesday morning. 19-year-old Rashid Caviness-Bey of the District and an unnamed 15-year old from Capitol Heights have been charged with first-degree murder and weapons charges in the death of Osman Al-Akbar, who was found shot several times on the 2600 block of University Place NW.

Just For “A Little Money”: Details on yet another disturbing crime involving a juvenile are also beginning to surface. Yesterday, Prince George’s County authorities arrested 15-year-old William Roger Fitts for the murder of his neighbor 92-year-old Thelma Steele; Fitts then confessed to the killing, admitting that he broke into Steele’s home to rob her, then stabbed her to death. Steele, who was a family friend of the Fitts, was apparently killed by the 15-year-old for “a little money.”

Briefly Noted: A good read on D.C.’s often-testy bike politics by Alex Baca…Kelsey Gardens is slated for destruction…District joins federal program to jail undocumented immigrants…MoCo police chief says curfew would have prevented flash mob robbery…Equal Rights Center seeking complaints about Metro from disabled people…District parents left scrambling after charter schools close…A transitional home for disabled veterans run by former D.C. Councilmember H.R. Crawford is in awful shape…Whole Foods don’t just magically appear, of course…Mormons are taking over Google.

This Day in DCist: Last year, the D.C. Council earned a 62 percent favorability rating (we’d imagine that figure’s probably taken a hit), and we took a look at Logan Circle’s namesake.