Metropolitan Police Department: Arrest Made In An Assault With A Dangerous Weapon (Cane) Offense: 3700 Block Of Newark Street, Northwest

Georgetown DC

28 February, 2022

8:57 AM

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Press release from the Metropolitan Police Department: February 24, 2022 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Second District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Cane) offense that occurred on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, in the 3700 block of Newark Street, Northwest. At approximately 11:10 pm, the suspect approached the victims at the listed location. The suspect assaulted one of the victims with a cane and struck the other with his hands. The suspect fled the scene but was later apprehended. Both of the victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. On Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 33 year-old Alexander Adams, of Northwest, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Cane). This press release was produced by the Metropolitan Police Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.