Week in Review: April 4-10

This week, the brother of Lululemon murder victim Jayna Murray He said that his sister Jayna was so involved with the Lululemon company that she was planning on sending her resume to the company’s corporate office in Vancouver. The move would have also brought her closer to her longtime boyfriend, a student in Washington state, who was planning on proposing to Murray, 30, before her March 11 murder at the downtown Bethesda store.

Police have in the slaying, alleging that Murray told store management about suspicions that Norwood was stealing the day of the homicide. Murray’s brother told Patch that she would have been “insulted” to learn another employee was stealing from the store, but that she likely wouldn’t have started a confrontation with Norwood.

This week, Montgomery County prosecutors also formally , the man accused of stealing the car of slain American University professor Sue Marcum. Marcum’s body was discovered in her Bethesda home Oct. 25. She was the victim of an apparent burglary gone wrong, police have said. Hamlin will still face car theft charges in Washington, D.C., where he was found driving the stolen car. Prosecutors told Patch that D.C. had a “cleaner” case against Hamlin for car theft.

Patch also reported this week that a to allow residents to give their feedback on the proposed plan for the Purple Line and how it will affect the Capital Crescent Trail. The meeting is scheduled for 7-9p.m. April 13 at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

We also had a few hazmat events this week – the after a minor spill in a chemical closet, and the after a leak of what may have been coolant from the HVAC system.

On Friday, and officials prepared for possible local impacts like a Luckily, Congressional leaders made a budget deal at the eleventh hour and a government shutdown was averted.

Saturday, we learned of a Someone threw and incendiary device through a classroom window that caused a minor fire and the sprinkler system to set off. School was expected to open as usual Monday.

Sunday, the week closed on a happy note as the community gathered for the opening day of the Bethesda Central Farm Market. Stay tuned to Patch for more coverage from the market.

Happy Sunday from Patch!