Crime & Safety

General Killed, Silver Line, Family Murder-Suicide, Zoo Bomb Threat and McDonnell Trial Weirdness

Our top posts from the past week at Patch sites in Virginia and D.C.

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Patch has 31 sites in communities in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of our top posts from the past week.

General Killed in Afghanistan was Falls Church Husband, Father

Five Dead, Including Three Children, Found in Culpepper

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‘Cocaine Caramels’ Confiscated at Dulles Airport

Bomb Threat at National Zoo Forces Brief Evacuation Friday

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Police: Women Punch, Kick Purse Snatcher

L.A. Subway Builder Takes Over Phase 2 of Silver Line

Peeping Tom Charged in Women’s Bathroom Incident at Dulles Town Center

5 Strangest Things We’ve Learned at the McDonnell Trial

Woman Bitten by Cat with Rabies in Springfield

Police: Gun Went Off in Armed Robbery, Assault

Most Expensive Cities to Get a Speeding Ticket in Virginia

Report: DC to Vote on Legalizing Marijuana

Vigil Planned After Teen Dies at Concert

Falls Church Man Wins $100,000 Lottery, Twice

Bomb Threat in Drive-Thru Robbery Attempt (Update)

Trial Date Set for Ashburn Man Accused of Killing Estranged Wife

Mitt Romney to Headline Comstock Fundraiser

‘Sanity Evaluation’ Ordered for Suspect in Murder of College Student from Vienna

Civil War Drama to be Filmed in Virginia

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