I accused D.C. Council members recently of being ambulance chasers. This week, the figurative became the literal: At-large member Phil Mendelson searched multiple locations for a 10-year-old firetruck and ambulance that had been on its way to a Dominican Republic town but, after a controversy developed, was returned to the District.

The facts about the donation remain unclear: It appears someone in Mayor Adrian M. Fenty’s administration attempted to donate the vehicles using Peaceoholics, a local nonprofit, as a conduit.

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