They led with the thumb??

So...is it just me? Or did they bury the lead? I'd be more interested in the fact that there is a brothel in Columbia Heights..
I've been told that its hard to prove that sex acts occur if both parties know its illegal and won't talk. However, its odd that they would CLEARLY say this is a brothel. No ifs ands or buts about it. I suppose they merely can't prove it. And I'm sure all undercover cops are scared away now...now that fingers can be lost for simply grabbing a couple hundreds.
Oh...and if I was EVER thinking of joining a brothel...the one in Columbia Heights is obviously off the table. I try to avoid machetes. How awesome is it that someone had that just lying around?


Robber gets away with cash, leaves thumb
By Scott McCabeExaminer Staff Writer 10/22/08 An armed robbery suspect made off with the money but left one of his thumbs behind following a violent armed robbery and double shooting at an alleged Columbia Heights bordello.
Police used the bloody appendage to track down the nine-fingered bandit suspected of robbing what authorities say is a Hispanic brothel and gambling house in Northwest Washington earlier this month.
Authorities said the suspect, Bryan Perez, 22, and his partner were able to escape from the row house with hundreds of dollars in cash. But, according to charging documents, Perez’s right thumb was left behind on the living room floor, hacked off during a struggle with one of the victims....
DC Examiner
http://www.dcexaminer.com/local/Robber_gets_away_with_cash_leaves_thumb.html