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🌱 Fort Washington teen charged after violent robbery outside D.C. recreation center

Good morning Fort Washington! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Fort Washington teen charged after violent robbery outside D.C. recreation center
  • How a Fort Washington driver figured into this family’s tragic losses

Also on today's calendar: Vintage, Antique, & Artisan Market and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Cooler with showers, with a high of 64 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Troy Magoh, 18, Arrested for Southwest Robbery — Congress Heights on the Rise (congressheightsontherise.com) — An 18-year-old from Fort Washington has been arrested in connection with a recent robbery outside a Southwest D.C. recreation center, after Metro Transit officers recognized him entering a Metro station. Police say the victim was assaulted and had property taken on April 3, and detectives later secured a warrant leading to the April 10 arrest and robbery charge.
   

• Manassas family mourns second brother killed in car crash in under two years (insidenova.com) — A Manassas family is grieving a second brother lost in separate car crashes less than two years apart, with the latest fatal collision occurring April 10 in Lake Ridge. One crash involved a wrong-way driver from Fort Washington who previously pleaded guilty to aggravated involuntary manslaughter and felony DUI, underscoring the regional impact of dangerous driving on local families.
   

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Other local events
    Saturday April 18
  • Craft and Create: Soap
    Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
    2:00 pm
    • Monday April 20
  • Play and Learn
    Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Storytime Barn
    11:00 am
  • Computer Basics: Introduction to PC's
    Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Conference Room
    2:00 pm
  • Genealogy Workshop
    Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Conference Room
    4:30 pm
    • Tuesday April 21
  • Play and Learn
    Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Storytime Barn
    1:00 pm
  • Play and Learn
    Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Storytime Barn
    4:00 pm
  • Kids Create: Botanical Suncatchers
    Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
    4:30 pm
    • Wednesday April 22
  • Needlework Social
    Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Conference Room
    4:00 pm
    • Saturday April 25
  • Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
    250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
    12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello, for those of you that is looking for work, Amtrak is Hiring, State of Maryland, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Whole Foods is hiring for Wine/Spirit/Beer Specialists and Order Selector, Distribution Center Landover Maryland.
    American Heart Association is hiring for Development Manager, if you have 3 years of sales, fundraising. Costco is hiring in Lanham. Trader Joe’s… (Nextdoor Devon Hills)
  • On Way Transport LLC, is hiring for Medical Supply Driver.American Expediting Co.Inc is hiring for Medical Courier Minivan Driver 1099 Contractor. Jubilant Draxlmage, Inc. Medical Courier I, Beltsville Maryland. Mary Marshall Residence is
    Arlington is hiring for Medical Courier-Full Time. Question Diagnostics is hiring Full Time for Medical Courier Advanced. (Nextdoor Devon Hills)
  • The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 1307 in Oxon Hill. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

National Harbor

  • Behind the scenes at Under One Roof (rdhmag.com)
  • Path Robotics unveils mobile robotic welding system combining AI and quadruped mobility (roboticsandautomationnews.com)
  • Maryland Casinos Generate $168.1 Million In Gaming Revenue During March '26 (threee60.com)

Oxon Hill

  • 12 Years Later, D.C. Police Say the Relisha Rude Case Is Still Open (bet.com)

Silver Spring

  • Where To Celebrate Record Store Day In MoCo This Weekend (patch.com)
  • Car Fire In Silver Spring Under Investigation As Arson: Officials (patch.com)

Ok Fort Washington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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