Tasty Morning Bytes – DC9 Details, Drug Raid on Elderly Man and Fenty Gets Exonerated
Good morning, DCentric readers! Here are your Tuesday links:
Medical Examiner Questioned About DC9 Case Well, this is kinda huge: “On Friday, the city’s chief medical examiner suggested top Metropolitan Police Department officials could have gotten the facts right from the outset if only they’d checked in…”Our morning meeting is open to all the detectives,” (Washington City Paper)
DC Police Execute Drug Raid on Wrong Home; 86-Year-Old Man Suffers Injuries “There’s a half million people in this city, so why did they have to pick on me?” Smith told FOX 5. The retired federal government worker has lived alone in the same apartment for more than 30 years and said police never offered an apology for the mistaken raid.” (myfoxdc.com)
Discounts on Houses in the District Bidding started at $300. “The two houses on Champlain and Florida avenues in Northwest were the first of 353 houses on which there were delinquent property taxes. The houses went to the highest bidders. To bid, a purchaser must make a deposit of at least 20 percent of the property’s purchase price.” (NBC Washington)
UPDATE: Roach bombs cause of rowhouse explosion Ugh, what is excessive? “D.C. fire officials said an “excessive use of roach bombs” for the cause of the explosion that rocked a townhouse in Southwest Washington. The explosion happened around 11 a.m. Monday.” (Washington Examiner )
Report exonerates Fenty in parks contract controversy “Former Mayor Adrian Fenty was exonerated and two of his fraternity brothers will likely be referred to the U.S. Attorney’s office for an investigation into possible perjury charges following the release of a report on yearlong independent investigation into a questionable $87 million contract.” (Washington Examiner )
Sorry, older folks, but by some business strategies, you’re obsolete “people called and e-mailed me to express how disappointed they are that Verizon is discontinuing its 936- weather line and 844- time line. In the space of just 10 minutes last week, I spoke with two women who both began the conversation exactly the same way: “I’m 89-years-old, and I call that every day.” (The Washington Post)