ATM Skimmer, KKK Fliers, Poop Emojis For Trump: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Virginia and Washington, DC, on Tuesday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

• Valuable Statue Destroyed At McLean School: Police
• KKK Fliers Found In Fredericksburg On MLK Day: Police
• KKK Fliers Distributed In Loudoun County: Police
• D.C. Man Found Guilty Of Armed Rape On Metro Train

Trump's Reported Vulgarity Projected Onto His Washington DC Hotel

Video shows someone projected the word "S---HOLE" onto a wall of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., the same word President Donald Trump reportedly used to describe Haiti, El Salvador and African countries last week.

Snow Expected Under Winter Weather Advisory For NoVa, DC

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory as one to two inches of snow is expected to cover Northern Virginia and DC beginning Tuesday night. The heaviest amount of snow for NoVa and DC would come from midnight to 6 a.m.

This Is Virginia's Best Grocery Store, Website Says

While Wegmans and Harris Teeter are the grocery store chains with a loyal customer base in northern Virginia — along with Walmart, which is the country's biggest seller of groceries — a website says neither chain is the favorite among Commonwealth consumers.

Carjackers Foiled By Hot Chocolate In Woodbridge: Police

Two armed would-be carjackers received a jolting comeuppance at the hands of two swashbuckling women late Saturday night outside the 7-Eleven at 15052 Cardinal Drive, according to Prince William County Police. Namely, they defended their car with a swing of a bag and a thrown cup of piping hot chocolate.

Skimming Device Found At Arlington ATM

You may want to check your credit card and bank accounts if you've been to an ATM in Clarendon recently. Police said they were called to the 3000 block of Wilson Blvd. on Jan. 12 for the report of a skimming device located inside an ATM.

Dueling Gun Rallies Held At Virginia Capitol

Demonstrators for and against gun control held rallies on the Capitol grounds Monday, highlighting an issue that has sharply divided Republicans and Democrats. U.S. Rep. Dave Brat and several fellow Republicans held a rally in the morning in support of the Second Amendment and the expansion of gun rights. A few hours later, Democratic officials delivered a different message, advocating what they call "common-sense" gun control proposals.

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Also Worth a Look Today

• Drug-Crazed Man Shoots Acquaintance In Woodbridge: Police
• Fugitive Arrested By U.S. Marshals In Manassas: Police
• 2 Drivers Injured In Annandale Crash
• Water Taxi To Women's March Offered In Alexandria
• BGR The Burger Joint Closes In Alexandria
• Man Arrested For Hit-And-Run Injuring 4 In Falls Church

Across America

• Firefighter Catches Girl During Blaze: Video
• Neighbors Shocked After 13 Tortured Children Found
• Scalpel Left Inside Vet’s Body After Surgery: Suit

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