David E. Rosenbaum spent his long newspaper career unraveling the lies and scandals of Washington, from Watergate to Iran-Contra to Samuel Alito's defense of illegally spying on Americans.
The veteran reporter was attacked Friday night by two men on the street near his home in a wealthy Northwest D.C. neighborhood where crime is unknown.
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Instead of calling a nearby ambulance, dispatchers made the inexplicable choice of sending one from the other side of the city.
D.C. police, meanwhile, have an explanation for their own bizarre behavior: They didn't pursue the suspects because they allegedly believed Rosenbaum had a seizure or stroke.
Yet police immediately told Rosenbaum's horrified family that he had been beaten and robbed of his wallet. The family was even told on Saturday that someone tried to use one of the reporter's stolen credit cards, but no details were offered and nobody has been arrested.
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Update: Arrests have been made.
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