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>> A D.C. judge has ruled that transcripts of hearings related to the Chandra Levy case will remain sealed, reports WTOP. There have been a number of hearings in recent months dealing with the case, but discussions have been held at the bench and all transcripts have been sealed. Evidence is likely to be presented at a hearing next week dealing with Ingmar Guandique, who was convicted in 2010 for the 2002 killing.

>> Political Action Committees are a dime a dozen in D.C., and while most focus their attention on federal politics, some are spending their money locally. The Examiner writes that PACs spent $1.3 million in D.C. over the last two years, raising money and giving to a number of political campaigns. The local PACs were led by the Mid Atlantic Community Fund—which is backed by unions—with $266,000 raised and just over $200,000 in spending.

>> Want to get public information out of the Arlington County Police Department? It’ll cost you—and sometimes, it’ll cost you a lot. WAMU reports that the police department levies all sorts of charges on information that is supposed to be available to the public, a practice it says reflects the amount of work that goes into the documents that are requested. Critics say otherwise, complaining that charges for the documents—a mugshot of a government official is $24—stifles the basic principles of the Freedom of Information Act.

Briefly Noted: 86-year-old woman crashes car into Arlington Pizza Hut … Dead man wearing no clothes found in Trinidad playground … Virginia woman arrested for purchasing 31 handguns … Maryland teen severely injured in hit-and-run involving taxicab.

This Day in DCist: On this day in 2012, legislators in New Hampshire said no to D.C. statehood and someone driving a really fancy car showed off his admiration for Occupy D.C. In 2011, D.C. voting rights activists protested restrictions on abortion funding.