They finally made it down around 10:05 a.m. and were arrested by D.C. police.

Traffic in the surrounding blocks is shut down.

Did you happen to walk by the Lincoln Memorial, Capitol Hill, or White House today and get a fright when you saw a polar bear walking around? Don’t worry, it wasn’t real.

A couple of breaking reports of multiple arrests at separate and unrelated protest sites in Washington this morning. The higher profile incident includes the apparent detention of five U.S. lawmakers, including Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Mass), John Lewis (D-Ga.), Donna Edwards (D-Md.), Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.). The lawmakers were arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy (2210 Massachusetts Ave. NW) here in Washington, after they allegedly crossed a police line at a protest against…

Via a reader tip, Fox 5 reports that Greenpeace has taken responsibility for the polar bears that have been mistaken for suspicious packages around town over the last week. Indeed, if you go to the Greenpeace homepage, it turns out that not only was Greenpeace responsible, but they actually did it in collaboration with street artist Mark Jenkins — so both of our guesses were correct! Greenpeace has unveiled a collaborative art project with well-known…