Pizza Abduction, Wild Carjacking, Lizard In Kale | News Nearby

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

NoVa Paisano's Pizza Employee Abducted At Gunpoint: Police

A man walked up to a Paisano's Pizza employee in Northern Virginia on Monday and forced him at gunpoint to walk with him to the store so he could steal cash, police say.

Wild Carjacking Incident Leads To Arrest: Police

A woman faces multiple felony charges after a wild carjacking incident in Northern Virginia in which she shoved a 4-year-old child in the car and sent a passenger leaping out of the vehicle, police say.

Woman Finds Lizard In Kale At Local Trader Joe's: Report

Imagine opening a bag of kale and finding out it wasn't vegetarian. That's what happened to a local Trader Joe's customer, who found a "very dead" lizard mixed in with the greens, according to a report. The alarming picture is embedded below.

The Most Stunning Photos Of Cherry Blossoms At The Tidal Basin

WASHINGTON, DC -- Peak bloom has arrived for the Yoshino cherry blossom trees around the Tidal Basin in D.C., and the pictures on Friday have been absolutely stunning.

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