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50-Year-Old Man Airlifted Following Explosion At Chaney Enterprises
WALDORF, Md. — A severe explosion occurred at Chaney Enterprises, located at 12360 Acton Lane in Waldorf, on May 15, 2024, around 3:58 p.m. Fire and rescue personnel rushed to the scene following a 911 call. The caller reported that a water tank had exploded and a man was...
Northeast D.C. Street Argument Escalates to Stabbing, Suspect Charged with Assault
Chaos erupted on a Northeast D.C. street corner Wednesday when an argument escalated into a violent stabbing incident, involving pepper spray and a blade, according to police. The Metropolitan Police Department reported the altercation took place at around 1:16 p.m. at 7th and A Streets. The dispute between the two...
FOX 5 DC reporter covers lockdown at son’s Maryland high school while teen shelters inside
BETHESDA, Md. - FOX 5’s Bob Barnard has covered news in Washington, D.C. for over 25 years. But on Thursday, the news hit close to home. The veteran reporter was sent to cover a threat at a nearby Maryland high school that sent students and teachers into lockdown. The school, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, is right across the D.C. line and is where Bob’s 18-year-old son Jimmy attends.
“He was one of our A-Team” – Name of the late Deputy Sheriff Anthony J Pasquarello of Saugus is added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Anthony J. Pasquarello, the late deputy sheriff from Saugus who died in December 2021 after contracting COVID-19 from his work in the Essex County Jail, received a special tribute this week as his name was added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. “He was one of...
Based on ‘Totality of Evidence’ Judge Denies Acquittal for Three Co-Defendants in Murder, Conspiracy Case
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. In an ongoing three co-defendant murder, conspiracy case, DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt denied a defense motion to acquit the trio. On May 15, before jurors entered the courtroom, the defense argued that all counts against...
DC teen charged as adult for 2023 armed carjacking crime spree
WASHINGTON (7News) — A D.C. teen is being charged as an adult with armed carjacking, armed robbery and related charges stemming from a crime spree between August 15, 2023 and August 16, 2023, according to the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to court evidence, Montello Washington, 17, and...
Report: Homelessness may be back to pre-pandemic levels in the Washington metro area
(The Center Square) — Over 9,770 people experienced homelessness in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area one day in January 2024, according to a recent report from The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, resembling pre-pandemic numbers for the first time, reaching an all-time high in supportive housing. The Council has been collecting a snapshot of homelessness in the metropolitan region every year since January 2001, and for a long time, the number of homeless hovered around 11,500. In 2017 (not counting Frederick County, Md., as the...
Lockdown Lifted At Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Classes Canceled (Updated)
The Montgomery County Department of Police is investigating the validity of a reported bomb threat that prompted a lockdown on Thursday. Officers were called to the school before noon on May 16, where there was a reported threat targeting the building, which was still under investigation as of 12:45 p.m.
Brothers arrested for temple and mosque burglaries in Montgomery County
Police arrested two brothers for allegedly burglarizing religious establishments in Montgomery County. According to the Montgomery County Police Department detectives, 23-year-old Alex Dumitru and 18-year-old Natalian Dumitru were traveling up and down the East Coast, primarily targeting Buddhist temples. Court documents say they are believed to be part of a...
Metro Bus Footage Captures Fatal Stabbing During Tussle
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. Prosecutors presented Metro bus video surveillance footage allegedly showing a suspect chasing, then fatally confronting a murder victim. The testimony came in a May 15 hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan who found probable cause in the case.
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