D.C. police stress that there is no indication of foul play in the teens’ disappearance.

Montgomery County police are currently investigating an incident where “about 50 teens and young adults” entered a 7-Eleven on the 12000 block of Tech Road in Silver Spring, stole food and drinks, then ran out.

The family of Neil Michael Godleski — the 31-year-old Catholic University student who was shot and killed in a robbery attempt as he rode his bike through Sherman Circle last August — is now suing the city, claiming that the city’s Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services failed to keep the teen responsible under its watch.

A violent Halloween night in the District was not limited to the shooting of at least six people around the city, as a large brawl outside and inside the Foggy Bottom Metro station involved pepper spray being dispensed and led police to draw weapons.

Well, at least it’ll be more pleasant than a high-pitched tone: WTTG reports that the National Portrait Gallery has recently installed outdoor speakers that play classical music, a measure designed to keep kids from hanging out and trashing the steps of the National Portrait Gallery.

A Guardian Angel-in-training was assaulted over the weekend inside the Anacostia Metro station after he intervened in a scuffle between a group and a pair of women.

There’s a whole lot of media here in Washington, D.C., and we all fill our little niches. As a result, there’s rarely any one thing that we universally agree on. Politics, sports, even the behavior of our fellow reporters — there’s always a dissenting voice at some point about, well, everything.

If you are involved in a “minor” scuffle, and you are mentally shaken but not physically harmed, do you report the assault to the police? In the opinion of the people on MPD’s Fifth District listserv, you bet you do.

Photo by sally henny penny.Terrorists are in our midst. Eco-terrorists. (Cue the scary music.) NBCWashington reported on Friday that “eco-terrorists” (yes, they used quotation marks) have been accused of slashing tires on 20 SUVs in Northwest D.C. According to their report: “Some vehicle owners think the vandal or vandals targeted SUVs to make a point about gasoline usage. Others think it was teens just looking to stir up some trouble.” “Eco-terrorist”? Really? Beyond our sympathy…

D.C.’s much-maligned Summer Youth Employment Program kicked off yesterday, and of course, there were issues. The Post reported on a group of youths who reported for work at the Benning Park Recreation Center as assigned, and then were told they weren’t needed; after showing up at Sherwood Recreation Center in Northeast, the group was told again they weren’t needed before being shuttled off and told to call the program’s office to get another assignment….