(Updated at 10:15 p.m.) President Joe Biden paid a visit to Arlington and the recently-renovated Lubber Run Park, in support of Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s Virginia gubernatorial bid.
A crowd of just under 3,000 well-wishers assembled feet from the doors of the Lubber Run Community Center, near Ballston, which just opened to the public earlier this month after serving as a vaccination site.
Biden’s motorcade arrived at the park at 6:50 p.m., after speeding past restaurants and onlookers in Arlington, according to a White House press pool report. There were “a couple dozen protesters” of various stripes outside the event, including those against fracking, oil pipelines, and abortion.
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Northern Virginia police gree to investigate one another s officer shootings; 3 large departments decline to participate
Tom Jackman, The Washington Post
Jan. 13, 2021
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1of3Herndon Police Chief Maggie DeBoard speaks at a news conference on Jan. 12, 2021, announcing a Critical Incident Response Team for police shootings in Northern Virginia.Washington Post photo by Tom JackmanShow MoreShow Less
2of3Manassas City Police Chief Douglas Keen speaks at a Jan. 12, 2021, news conference announcing the formation of the Critical Incident Response Team for police shootings.Washington Post photo by Tom JackmanShow MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON - A group of 11 suburban Northern Virginia police departments said Tuesday it has launched a Critical Incident Response Team to handle the investigations of police shootings, in-custody deaths and officer suicides in one another s departments, allowing a group of detectives unrelated to the i