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By D.C. Witness Staff - June 10, 2020
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Details A DC Superior Court judge heard 23 presentment hearings on June 10, releasing 17 defendants and holding six. DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt heard an array of different charges,... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 6, 2020
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Details Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are looking for suspects connected to nine crimes throughout Washington, DC from May 30-June 4.  According to press releases sent by the MPD,... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 5, 2020
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Details After a slight increase in April and no fluctuation in March or February, the homicide count in May rose by nearly 60 percent as of June 5. There were 19... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 1, 2020
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Details For a little under two months, Washington, DC has been under a stay-at-home order because of the coronavirus pandemic. During that time, violent crime has continued to rise across the... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 29, 2020
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Details Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are looking for suspects connected to nine crimes throughout Washington, DC from May 5-May 28.  According to press releases sent by the MPD,... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 26, 2020
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Details Four people were killed over the Memorial Day holiday weekend from the evening of May 22-May 25. Homicides over the weekend doubled the amount that occurred in 2019. The victims... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 23, 2020
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Details Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are looking for suspects connected to 12 crimes throughout Washington, DC from May 7-May 19.  According to press releases sent by the MPD,... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 21, 2020
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Details Five more inmates tested positive for the coronavirus at the DC Jail, according to an announcement from the DC Department of Corrections on May 21. All of the inmates are... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 19, 2020
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Details Fewer inmates are testing positive for the COVID-19 virus at the DC Jail. According to press releases sent on May 19, 18 and 17, there have only been four new... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 18, 2020
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Details Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department are looking for suspects connected to 17 crimes throughout Washington, DC from April 22-May 16.  According to press releases sent by the MPD, officers... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 18, 2020
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Details Judges presided over 36 defendants cases at the DC Superior Courthouse between May 11 and May 15. Of those cases, only nine percent of the defendants were released. DC Superior... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 15, 2020
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Details Four inmates at the DC Jail have tested positive for the coronavirus, the DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC) announced on May 15. Four days passed before new positive tests.... Read More