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WASHINGTON — Officers will not face charges after a police chase left a 3-year-old bystander dead earlier this year. The Office of Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that an investigation into the deadly chase showed officers did not commit a crime under state law. According to the...

Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Consider making a donation to help us continue our mission. A homicide defendant was deemed mentally competent to stand trial by the DC Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Sept. 11. Marcus Barringer, 34, is charged with...

An Alexandria man was arrested Friday after allegedly brandishing a handgun at a store in the Groveton neighborhood of Fairfax County. Fairfax County Police arrested Dorian Claytor Jr. after he allegedly brandished a black handgun inside a store in the 6300 block of Richmond Highway and then fled on foot Friday...

Police in the District are searching for three people who are accused of stabbing a person on Benning Road overnight.

WASHINGTON — One person is seriously injured after a fire at the Knox Hill Senior Apartments. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the fire late Friday morning. When they arrived to the building on the 2700 block of Jasper Street Southeast, they found fire showing from the roof from a third floor...

This website is a resource for families to prepare the legal paperwork they need to have someone else take custody of their kids and finances if something happens to them, like being hit by a bus or dragged into the back of an unmarked van. Families can fill the papers...

The child was restrained for 22 minutes after throwing food.

In Falls Church exists a secondhand paradise where shoppers lose track of time while their shopping carts fill to overflowing. Unique Thrift Store delivers exactly what its name promises—an extraordinary shopping experience that has dedicated bargain hunters blocking out entire days on their calendars just to explore...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Fairfax County police are investigating a homicide discovered while officers were responding to a report of vehicle tampering early Friday morning. The incident was reported around 5 a.m. in the 3400 block of Buckman Road in the Alexandria area. Officers arrived to find a man on the ground outside a...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — An Alexandria preschool is responding to 7News after a picture showed a toddler tied to a chair in August. "It’s sad, especially for this lady, she worked at our school for more than four years," said Dr Dan Yang, founder and principal of the Vinci School.