Looks like hostages are being held after a failed robbery attempt a few blocks from where I work.
There's a Washington Post story here.
I find it... very Washington-Postlike that a story about a "hostage situation" leads and closes with its impact on local traffic.
Update: As it turns out, there weren't any hostages, or hostage-takers. MPD spent many hours surrounding an empty store, the bad guys having evidently departed immediately after the robbery.
Posted by jeffreyb at December 21, 2004 11:55 AM