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Editor's Notebook: Bank Robbery, Earthquake and Hunger Strike

A look at a few of the most notable stories this week on Georgetown Patch.

Early Friday morning a man on Wisconsin Ave., NW in Georgetown by cutting his way through a wall from a neighboring building. D.C. Police and the FBI are investigating the incident and have indicated it may be related to .

In all three cases, one or more suspect(s) have broken into a vacated business in order to gain entry to a neighboring bank: once into an M&T Bank on Wisconsin Avenue and twice into a Connecticut Avenue Bank of America.

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While local and federal emergency management professional met in the shadow of the Washington monument to , the Washington National Cathedral celebrated its since the earthquake hit the region a year ago.

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On the anniversary of the 5.8 magnitude quake stone masons carefully placed the newly carved crocket stone in the southwest pinnacle of Washington National Cathedral's central tower.

Albrecht Muth recently while undergoing psychiatric evaluation at St. Elizabeths. He has been admitted to United Medical Center several times in the month since his most recent court appearance and doctors requested additional time to perform and report on Muth's competency to stand trial and represent himself. His scheduled October trial date is looking less and less viable.

Other News You Might Have Missed

Ellicott City Patch does an excellent job covering the deadly train derailment in a Washington suburb.

Guerrilla marketing strikes in Georgetown. An ad sprayed on a Georgetown sidewalk proclaims "," but is really just promoting the latest season of Showtime's series "Homeland."

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