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Patch has 32 sites in communities in Va. and D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Oil Sheen Being Monitored on Potomac River
• Ugly Start to Latest Metro Repair Surge
• Car Smashes Into Liquor Store in DC, Causes Gas Leak

DC Police Officers Cursing Too Much: Report

A new report from the District of Columbia's Police Complaints Board says that police officers in the city are cursing entirely too much, and they need to stop. The complaints weren't just about profanity, but also about how police officers treated individuals. The report says that one complaint indicated an officer exclaimed "ewww" at a breastfeeding mother and instructed her to "take that in the corner or the bathroom." Another complaint said an officer accused a person of being a "slumlord." >>> Read more.

Airbnb Expects Massive Number of DC-Area Bookings for Trump Inauguration

If you live in the D.C. area and are looking to get out of town soon, the week of Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 is the time to do it so you can get some cash from listing your place on Airbnb. The home-sharing company is expecting more than 10,000 arrivals in the D.C. metro area for Donald Trump's inauguration, more than seven times its bookings in 2013 for Barack Obama's second term. >>> Read more.

• Metro Workers Tunnel from Reston-Wiehle Station in Amazing New Photos
• Police Seek Suspect in Rape of Girl, 15, in Falls Church Area: Police
• Mystery Squatter Moves Into Backyard Tree House in Fairfax: Police
• Redskins-Themed Restaurant to Open at Dulles Airport

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• Armed Robbery at South Lakes Sunoco in Reston: Police
• Winter Wonderland at Burke Lake Park Begins Saturday
• Vienna Home No. 1 on Annual Holiday Lights List

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