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Patch has 32 sites in communities in Va. and D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past week.

Huge Rat Found In DC Will Give You Nightmares (Photo)

WASHINGTON, DC — We hope you're not eating, because this rat we're about to show you will probably affect your appetite.

Masked Men Invade Herndon Home, Attack Resident: Police

HERNDON, VA — A man has been arrested and police are looking for more after a group of masked suspects forced their way into a Herndon home, only to have the victim chase one of them down.

Del Ray Shooting: Suspect Arrested; Three Injured

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria Police have arrested a suspect in the Thursday shooting at the 400 block of East Howell Avenue in Del Ray. Police say the suspect shot at three people in a car around 1 p.m. The car crashed and the three occupants aged 19, 21 and 49 were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Thursday.

Driver Punches Dashboard, Grabs Boy Who Refused To Give Directions: Arlington Police

ARLINGTON, VA — Police are looking for a driver who pulled up to a boy walking in the Buckingham neighborhood and asked for directions, and then punched his dashboard in anger and grabbed the boy by his shirt when he didn't get them.

Other headlines:

Mice Hunters Arrested In Fairfax: Police
Virginia Governor's Race Poll: Northam, Gillespie Neck-And-Neck
Virginia Chipotle Norovirus Outbreak Caused By Sick Employee; More Than 135 Infected
Camera Hidden In Fairfax Woman's Bathroom; Suspect Sought
Accused Killer Of Reston Teen Gets Court Date: Report
2 RTC Restaurants Got Special Devices From Boston Properties
Man Assaults Cop During Chase In Manassas: Police
Woman Stabbed In Neck Near Vienna/Fairfax Metro; Suspect On The Loose
Body Found Inside Burned-Down House In Loudoun County
Priest Charged With Inappropriately Touching Fairfax Girl
Woman Stabbed Amid Murky Circumstances In Woodbridge: UPDATE
Confederate Name To Be Removed From Fairfax County School

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