Cops go fishing with cold-case playing cards

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Law enforcement officials are hoping that D.C. inmates can help solve crimes while they pass their time behind bars playing cards.

The D.C. Jail, with the city’s cold-case investigators, will distribute playing cards containing information about unsolved cases. The hope is that the cards will generate talk among thousands of inmates, who will pass on tips to authorities.

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