Drunk Driver Brings Cop Flowers As Thanks | Patch PM

A drunk driver arrested 10 years ago stopped by the Alexandria Police Department recently with flowers to thank the officer who arrested her, helping her to set the right course for her life. Plus, tips to prevent hot car deaths and area restaurant inspections. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Monday, May 1, as pulled from our Virginia and Washington, D.C., Patch sites.

Woman Arrested For DUI Thanks Police Officer 10 Years Later

Sergeant Seth Weinstein of the Alexandria Police Department says it's unusual for someone to thank him for being arrested. But that's just what happened with a woman who got a DUI ten years ago. But when she stopped into the police station on April 27, it was the only time they talked in person since the arrest. She brought him flowers and told him that she urges friends and colleagues to not drive under the influence.

With Early Heat, Hot Car Safety Virginia Parents Need To Know

Summer-like heat and humidity have settled into Virginia, and at least one case of a parent leaving children alone in a hot car has already occurred. Two small children were left alone inside a hot vehicle April 20 in the parking lot of the Junction Plaza shopping center in Ashburn while their mother was in a store.

Huge Reston Metro Service Cut, WMATA Announces in Surprise Release

WMATA had quite the news dump on Friday: a new statement indicates that a whopping five Orange Line stations will close for a full month, and the agency is slashing Silver Line service to Wiehle-Reston East in half.

• Surprise: Orange Line Metro Trains Slashed in Sudden WMATA Announcement

More Virginia/DC news:

• Metro Daily Fail: Amazing Pictures of WMATA in Action (May 1)
• Restaurant Inspections in Ashburn: Starbucks, Coney Island Diner, McDonald’s, Pizza Bolis, More
• Restaurant Inspections in Prince William County
• Restaurant Inspections in Fairfax City: Sunspot Cafe, McDonald’s, Lil Italian Pizza, More
• Bananas Hung from Nooses at American University in DC: Report
• Best Patio Bars in DC: Yelp
• Gun Owner Threatens ABC Employee in Sterling
• Mother's Day Brunch Spots Open Near Falls Church
• Mother's Day Brunch Spots Open In Greater Alexandria
• Mother's Day Brunch Spots Open Near Kingstowne
• Mother's Day Brunch Spots Open Near McLean
• Mother's Day Brunch Spots Open Near Vienna
• Mother's Day Brunch Spots Open Near Del Ray
• Mother's Day Brunch Spots Open Near Alexandria