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Dewey Beach police have arrested Dylan Hoffman, a 20-year-old man from Chevy Chase, Maryland, on charges of possessing cocaine and a fake ID, according to a report by the Cape Gazette. Per the report, on the evening of June 26, at approximately 10:56 p.m., officers responded to a call concerning...

Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Consider making a donation to help us continue our mission. One of the four co-defendants allegedly involved in a jail stabbing pleaded guilty before DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur on June 23. Ndiaye Elhadji, 26, was originally charged with co-defendants Dion Lee, 26,...

Housing Alexandria has rebranded its Seminary Road development as Cardinal Path, bringing 31 affordable townhomes to Alexandria with prices starting at $365,000 for qualifying first-time homebuyers. The nonprofit announced Thursday that the development at 4575 Seminary Road will offer a mix of 16 two-bedroom,...

No injuries were reported after the Alexandria Fire Department extinguished a blaze at a commercial building in an industrial area of the West End on Thursday (June 26). The Alexandria Firefighters Inc. Local 2141 reported the blaze just after 3 a.m. in the 600 block of Burnside Place, which is just off S. Van Dorn...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A street festival in Southeast D.C. is shutting down roads for the D.C. Department of Transportation (DDOT) Open Streets festival, officials said. Open Streets will be closed to vehicles to let people walk, bike and play. "No cars, just people!" said the Open Streets website. The...

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Police are seeking help finding a critically missing 12-year-old girl who was last seen Monday afternoon, according to agency officials. Officials said 12-year-old Valeria Castillo was last seen on the 800 block of Rittenhouse Street, Northwest, at around 4 p.m. on June 23. The teen...

UPDATE: Brendan Peter Malone has been located in Washington D.C. by the Metropolitan Police Department.Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 3rd District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Brendan Peter Malone, a missing 35-year-old autistic male. Malone...

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded to a shots fired call on Saturday morning in Silver Spring. MCPD issued the following incident alert at 12:20pm: “3D officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Cannon Rd at 11:02 a.m., for a shots fired call. No gunshot victims were located and no suspect...

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA — Federal workers protested the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) move to the current National Science Foundation (NSF) headquarters in Virginia on Tuesday, forcing the planned press conference by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and HUD Sec. Scott Turner to be moved into a secure room.

Getting a dog needs to be a well-thought-out decision. From the very moment they enter our life, our furry friends become an important part of our family. We promise to be with them for better or worse. It saddens me to know that many dog owners decide to dump their...